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Searching for health : the smart way to find information online and put it to use / Kapil Parakh, MD, PhD ; with Anna Dirksen.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Johns Hopkins Press health bookPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2021]Description: 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1421440288
  • 9781421440286
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RC82 .P373 2021
Contents:
Chapter 1. The First Signs of Illness -- Chapter 2: Moving from Symptoms to a Diagnosis -- Chapter 3: Meeting with Your Doctor about Your Diagnosis -- Chapter 4: Receiving a Diagnosis -- Chapter 5: Deciding on Treatment -- Chapter 6: Medications -- Chapter 7: Surgery -- Chapter 8: Lifestyle Treatment Options -- Chapter 9: Complementary and Alternative Treatments -- Chapter 10: Making Tough Decisions.
Summary: "The authors identify techniques that consumers can use to locate evidence-based medical information online, including information found in blogs, social media postings, forums, and news stories. They also have advice for how to make the most of health tracking apps. The book provides readers with checklists and worksheets they can use to improve their ability to find and process trustworthy health information online"-- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks RC82 .P373 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001461739

Includes bibliographical references and index

Chapter 1. The First Signs of Illness -- Chapter 2: Moving from Symptoms to a Diagnosis -- Chapter 3: Meeting with Your Doctor about Your Diagnosis -- Chapter 4: Receiving a Diagnosis -- Chapter 5: Deciding on Treatment -- Chapter 6: Medications -- Chapter 7: Surgery -- Chapter 8: Lifestyle Treatment Options -- Chapter 9: Complementary and Alternative Treatments -- Chapter 10: Making Tough Decisions.

"The authors identify techniques that consumers can use to locate evidence-based medical information online, including information found in blogs, social media postings, forums, and news stories. They also have advice for how to make the most of health tracking apps. The book provides readers with checklists and worksheets they can use to improve their ability to find and process trustworthy health information online"-- Provided by publisher

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