Published on in Vol 14, No 3 (2012): May-Jun

Using Internet Search Engines to Obtain Medical Information: A Comparative Study

Using Internet Search Engines to Obtain Medical Information: A Comparative Study

Using Internet Search Engines to Obtain Medical Information: A Comparative Study

Liupu Wang   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Juexin Wang   1 , MS, PhD Student ;   Michael Wang   4 , MD ;   Yong Li   2 , PhD ;   Yanchun Liang   1 , PhD ;   Dong Xu   5 , PhD

1 Key Laboratory of Symbol Computation and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun, China

2 School of Mathematics, Jilin University, Changchun, China

3 Department of Computer Science and Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States

4 Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences and Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States

5 Department of Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Dong Xu, PhD
  • Department of Computer Science
  • University of Missouri
  • 201 Engineering Building West
  • Columbia, MO
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 573-884-1887
  • Fax: 1 573-882-8318
  • Email: xudong@missouri.edu