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Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
Diabetes and the World Wide Web

To cite this article:
Eldon D. Lehmann. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. February 2005, 7(1): 225-229. doi:10.1089/dia.2005.7.225.

Published in Volume: 7 Issue 1: February 28, 2005

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Dr. Eldon D. Lehmann, M.B.B.S., B.Sc.(Hons.), F.R.C.R.
Department of Radiology, St. George's Hospital, London; and Department of Imaging, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (NHLI), Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

The World Wide Web has become remarkably quickly an alternative source of information for patients and their relatives, as well as students and health-care professionals. A whole plethora of websites and Internet-based applications related to diabetes have appeared in recent years. In this column, selected issues surrounding the use of such websites are considered and the need for more evaluation of such diabetes sites, as well as the Internet medium itself, is highlighted.

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