Title :
Quality evaluation of websites with information on oral cancer in Portuguese language
Author :
Monteiro, Goncalo ; Correia, Aldina ; Leite-Moreira, Joao
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to assess the quality of information related to oral cancer available on the WWW for the Portuguese speaking population. A web search was done using Google. Structure and content of the websites were assessed with different informatic tools. 27 websites were selected according to defined criteria. Results showed that it seems to exist a lack of quantity and quality information available in Portuguese language.
Keywords :
Web sites; cancer; medical information systems; Google; Portuguese language; oral cancer information; web search; website quality evaluation; Cancer; Dentistry; Informatics; Internet; Tumors; Web sites; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), 2013 IEEE 26th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Porto
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.2013.6627858
