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The Attitudes of Egyptian Web-Based Health Information Seekers Toward Health Information Provided Through the Internet: Qualitative Study.

Mayada GhweebaAntje LindenmeyerSobhi ShishiAmani WaheedMostafa KofiShaimaa A A M Amer
Published in: JMIR formative research (2022)
The internet has become an essential source of health information for Egyptian adults. Internet health information can improve the patient-physician relationship, especially when users discuss the obtained health information with their physician. Internet health information provided seekers with social support and self-confidence when making health decisions.
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