International initiatives for quality control of health information on the Web
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https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v6i2.470Keywords:
International initiatives, Quality control, Health information, WebAbstract
Presents the initiatives of international organisms, private institutions and non-governmental organizations, health professionals and academic authors that has positioned to get better the control of the health information quality in the Internet. Identifies the main Codes of conduct for Web pages established by representative entities in the area of Health, besides the projects of quality certification with the attribution of seals that attest the principles in the respective Codes of conduct. Detaches the programs of accreditation of Web pages accomplished by government organisms or for class entities demonstrating the concern of health professionals involved in that process and concludes with the institutions that offer trustmarks for accreditation of Web pages that assist the guidelines developed in the European Union, Spain and United States.Downloads
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