Publication Name	World Journal of Experimental Medicine
Manuscript ID	19436
Country	Brazil

Received	2015-05-08 08:09
Peer-Review Started	2015-05-09 19:39
To Make the First Decision	2015-07-03 16:50
Return for Revision	2015-07-10 13:24
Revised	2015-07-22 19:51
Second Decision	2015-08-07 17:51
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-16 18:48
Articles in Press	2015-09-16 18:48
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-11-13 18:31
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-11-23 08:36

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Category	Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	How reliable is online diffusion of medical information targeting patients and families?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Pedro Xavier-Elsas, Sandra Epifânio Bastos and Maria Ignez C Gaspar-Elsas
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Pedro Xavier-Elsas, MD, PhD, Asso­ciate Professor, Department of Immunology, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), UFRJ, CCS, Bloco I, Room I-2-066, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-590, Brazil. pxelsas@micro.ufrj.br
Key Words	Information technology and human health; Expert consultation online; Online medical information; Warning signs; Infection; Diagnosis
Core Tip	We analyzed how reproducible is online diffusion of a unique instrument, the “Ten Warning Signs of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases”, to define whether information made available to physicians, families and support/advocacy groups through the internet adheres to accepted scientific standards. The results show that this instrument is diffused through many sites, but the actual scientific contents often depart substantially from their purported model. This raises concerns about the quality of scientific information provided online on medical matters, and on the need for corrective mechanisms in an age when the public is increasingly dependent on the internet as primary source of knowledge.
Publish Date	2015-11-23 08:36
Citation	Xavier-Elsas P, Bastos SE, Gaspar-Elsas MIC. How reliable is online diffusion of medical information targeting patients and families? World J Exp Med 2015; 5(4): 244-250
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-315X/full/v5/i4/244.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v5.i4.244

Full Article (PDF)	WJEM-5-244.pdf
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