Sources of Information and Behavioral Patterns in Online Health Forums: Observational Study

• Main Authors: Sudau, Fabian (Author), Friede, Tim (Author), Grabowski, Jens (Author), Koschack, Janka (Author), Makedonski, Philip (Author), Himmel, Wolfgang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIncreasing numbers of patients are raising their voice in online forums. This shift is welcome as an act of patient autonomy, reflected in the term "expert patient". At the same time, there is considerable concern that patients can be easily misguided by pseudoscientific research...