• DocumentCode
    3473788
  • Title

    Quality evaluation of websites with information on oral cancer in Portuguese language

  • Author

    Monteiro, Goncalo ; Correia, Aldina ; Leite-Moreira, Joao

  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    20-22 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    520
  • Lastpage
    521
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), 2013 IEEE 26th International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Porto
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CBMS.2013.6627858
  • Filename
    6627858