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001 1154073961
003 OCoLC
005 20211122195716.0
008 200506s2021 mdua b 001 0 eng
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015 _aGBC129462
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020 _a1421440288
020 _a9781421440286
035 _a(OCoLC)1154073961
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
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042 _apcc
050 4 _aRC82
_b.P373 2021
100 1 _aParakh, Kapil,
_d1978-
245 1 0 _aSearching for health :
_bthe smart way to find information online and put it to use /
_cKapil Parakh, MD, PhD ; with Anna Dirksen.
264 1 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c[2021]
300 _a178 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aJohns Hopkins Press health book
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aChapter 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.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher
650 0 _aConsumer education.
650 0 _aMedical care
_xComputer network resources.
650 0 _aMedicine, Popular
_xComputer network resources.
650 0 _aMedicine
_xComputer network resources.
700 1 _aDirksen, Anna,
_d1976-
999 _c506271
_d506271