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- Title
Assessing the quality of newspaper medical advice columns for elderly readers.
- Authors
Molnar, Frank J.; Man-Son-Hing, Malcolm; Dalziel, William B.; Mitchell, Susan L.; Power, Barbara E.; Byszewski, Anna M.; St. John, Philip
- Abstract
Assesses the safety and appropriateness of advice given to elderly readers of Canadian newspapers in medical advice columns. Methods; Results; Interpretation showing that a significant percentage of the articles contain inappropriate or potentially dangerous advice.
- Subjects
CANADA; ADVICE columns; HEALTH counseling; COUNSELING; NEWSPAPER sections, columns, etc.
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 1999, Vol 161, Issue 4, p393
- Publication type
Article