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Health News Review
URL: http://www.healthnewsreview.org/

Description:
This site reviews the quality of health articles published in magazines and newspapers and health stories on television news. Journalists and health professionals rate stories for accuracy, balance, honesty, and completeness. The site lists rating criteria and contributors' credentials. Searchable, or browse by publication date or media source. Includes explanations of concepts such as absolute versus relative risk. From a University of Minnesota journalism professor and the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making.

LII Topics: Health, Mass Media, Media, Patient Education

Author:
Schwitzer, Gary

Publisher:
Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making, Inc.

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Health -- News
Journalism, Medical

LII Database Information:
Record 21298 created by Barbara Bibel on 04/20/2006
Last modification on 04/27/2006
Published: 04/27/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21298

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