| Title |
Generic medicines: an evaluation of the accuracy and accessibility of information available on the internet
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6947-13-115 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Suzanne S Dunne, Niamh M Cummins, Ailish Hannigan, Bill Shannon, Colum Dunne, Walter Cullen |
| Abstract |
Internationally, generic medicines are increasingly seen as a key strategy to reduce healthcare expenditure, therefore awareness and knowledge transfer regarding generic medicines are valid areas of research. Although the Internet is a frequently used source of medical information, the accuracy of material found online is variable. The aim of this study was to evaluate information provided on the Internet regarding generic medicines in terms of quality of information and readability. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 4 | 16% |
| United States | 3 | 12% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 4% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 52% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 56% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 16% |
| Scientists | 4 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 12% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 59 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 56 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 8 | 14% |
| Researcher | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 27% |
| Unknown | 11 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 22% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 7% |
| Linguistics | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 22% |
| Unknown | 17 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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#2,214,745
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Outputs from BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
#130
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#20,612
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
#4
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