The conundrum of providing authoritative online consumer health information: Current research and implications for information professionals

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

سال: 2010

ISSN: 0095-4403,1550-8366

DOI: 10.1002/bult.2010.1720360409