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Introduction to Health Services Research : A Self-Study Course

Case Description | Case Background | Case Objectives | Case Exercise

Case 4: Bioterrorism -- Community Preparedness (Page 29 of 49)
Phase Two: Finding the Information

Q12. What resources can you use to assess the quality of the site's or a document's content? Why should you assess the quality of a site's content?

It is important to consider evaluation principles when searching the Internet for grey literature or other types of information, such as considering the source and timeliness of the information.

How do you determine whether or not the site and its content have credibility and is worth using the content or recommending it to a client?

What other evaluation criteria do you use when searching the Internet for content on topics such as the one you are currently researching?

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