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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Medical_dictionaryMedical dictionary - Wikipedia

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   A medical dictionary is a lexicon for words used in medicine. The four major medical dictionaries in the United States are Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, Stedman's, Taber's, and Dorland's. Other significant medical dictionaries are distributed by Elsevier.

2. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › MedlinePlusMedlinePlus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   MedlinePlus contains: Health topics and a medical encyclopedia from A.D.A.M., Inc. covering hundreds of diseases, conditions, and wellness issues. Drug information for both generic and brand-name prescription and over-the-counter medications. Herbal and dietary supplement information.

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   Is Wikipedia a good source of health information?

   • Regardless of the dubious quality of Wikipedia, it persists as a popular source of health information, even for doctors. As of January 2014 there were 26 000 articles in Wikipedia covering health topics including medical conditions, drugs, procedures, and diseases.

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   What is Wikiproject Medicine?

   • “Imagine a world in which every single person has free access to the sum of all medical knowledge” [ 1 ]. This is what WikiProject Medicine, a community of editors who develop the health care content in Wikipedia, is doing and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.

   Situating Wikipedia as a health information resource in various

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   Is Wikipedia a health publication?

   • Wikipedia’s reach, irrespective of its quality, means that those who care about the body of health information influencing public thought should consider the impact Wikipedia has as a health publication. For those who do wish to engage with Wikipedia, it is an open, volunteer, community project, and there are precedents for health partnerships.

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   Does Wikipedia provide drug information?

   • Scope, completeness, and accuracy of drug information in Wikipedia. Ann Pharmacother. 2008;42(12):1814–21. 10.1345/aph.1L474 [ PubMed] [ CrossRef] [ Google Scholar] 27. Hunter JA, Lee T, Persaud N. A comparison of the content and primary literature support for online medication information provided by Lexicomp and Wikipedia.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wikipedia:WikiProjectWikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/App/beta - Wikipedia

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   Welcome to the Offline Medical Encyclopedia by Wikipedia. This is a complete collection of all health care, anatomy, and medication related topics from Wikipedia in an offline format. Like Wikipedia all content is open access, meaning that it is free to download, reuse, share, and build upon.

5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesSituating Wikipedia as a health information resource in ...

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   Feb 18, 2020 · The literature positions Wikipedia as a prominent health information resource in various contexts for the public, patients, students, and practitioners seeking health information online. Wikipedia’s health content is accessed frequently, and its pages regularly rank highly in Google search results. While Wikipedia itself is well into its ...

   • Author: Denise A. Smith
   • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228786

   • Publish Year: 2020
   • Publication: PLoS One. 2020; 15(2): e0228786.

6. play.google.com › store › appsWikiMed Medical Encyclopedia - Apps on Google Play

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   May 15, 2024 · About this app. With 70,000+ medical articles, WikiMed is the largest and most comprehensive collection of health-related articles available in English. It includes content on diseases,...

7. theconversation.com › wikipedia-is-already-theWikipedia is already the world’s ‘Dr Google’ – it’s time for ...

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   Oct 18, 2016 · Ranked the fifth most-visited website in the world, Wikipedia is one of the most-read sources of medical information by the general public. It’s also frequently the first port of call for...

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   Apr 8, 2014 · Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all medical knowledge. This is what Wikipedians are aiming for.