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10 Tips on Evaluating Immunization Information
Source: National Vaccine Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.hhs.gov/nvpo/tips.htm

Evaluating Information on the Web
Source: National Network for Immunization Information
www.immunizationinfo.org/parents/evaluatingWeb.cfm

Untangling the Web: How to Find Quality Health Information
Author: Schnall JG
Source: Health Affairs Report, University of Washington
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/liaisons/schnall/UntanglingTheWeb.pdf

Good Information Practices for Vaccine Safety Web Sites
Source: Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, World Health Organization
www.who.int/vaccine_safety/good_vs_sites/en

Vaccine safety websites meeting essential and important good information practices criteria
Source: World Health Organization
Click here to view this information

National Library of Medicine tutorial
A step-by-step program to teach the viewer how to search MEDLINE, MEDLINEplus, and Clinicaltrials.gov databases.
Source: Hepatitis B Foundation
www.hepb.org/nlmtutorial

How to Evaluate Health Information on the Internet: Questions and Answers
Source: National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Information/internet

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
Source: The Sheridan Libraries of The Johns Hopkins University
www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating

 

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