| Title |
Analysis of Free Online Physician Advice Services
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0059963 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Raphael Cohen, Michael Elhadad, Ohad Birk |
| Abstract |
Online Consumer Health websites are a major source of information for patients worldwide. We focus on another modality, online physician advice. We aim to evaluate and compare the freely available online expert physicians' advice in different countries, its scope and the type of content provided. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 44% |
| Canada | 2 | 22% |
| Turkey | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Spain | 1 | 11% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 38 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 32% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 17% |
| Unknown | 5 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 32% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 12% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 10% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
| Unknown | 8 | 20% |