TY  - JOUR
T1  - Internet health ratings systems: Knowledge vs babel
AU  - Badgett RG, Lawrence JC
Y1  - 1998/08/26
N1  - 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-280-8-jbk0826
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 697
EP  - 699
VL  - 280
IS  - 8
N2  - 
Current rating instruments are excessively weighted by factors unrelated to quality of information. Many of the instruments reviewed by Jadad and Gagliardi allow a Web site to receive a high rating based solely on appearance and ease of use. We agree that Web sites should be well designed and easy to use and that rating systems should assess these features. However, the validity and accuracy of health information on a Web site are not linked to appearance and should be rated separately. We propose markers of valid content based on the quality of the content provided.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-280-8-jbk0826
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-280-8-jbk0826
ER  -