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Searching for HIV/AIDS information on the World Wide Web.

J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 1999 Mar-Apr;10(2):79-81. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/99164807
Mann CE; WW Clark Memorial Library, University of Portland, USA.

Abstract: Providing patients and their families with information on HIV/AIDS can be a challenge given the entire range of tissues that come packaged with the disease itself. Information on treatment and resources changes rapidly due to the nature of the disease, and it can be difficult to have printed sources on hand that are up to date. A greater percentage of patients are now computer literate with access to the World Wide Web readily available both at home and in public libraries. With this in mind, clinicians should include Web sources when they provide information to their patients. With some guidance in choosing among the many Web resources available, patients can easily take advantage of this free gold mine of information and resources on HIV/AIDS. This article provides a guide to choosing among these resources and a list of web sites that can be given to patients.
Keywords: JOURNAL ARTICLE Computer User Training Health Education Human *HIV Infections/DIAGNOSIS/THERAPY *Information Services *Internet Patient EducationKWDjournalarticlecomputerusertraininghealtheducationhumanKWDhivinfections/diagnosis/therapyKWDinformationservicesKWDinternetpatienteducation
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