Health on the Net: Do Website Searches Return Reliable Health Information on Hemorrhoids and Their Treatment?

Objective: To analyze the quality of health information on the Internet on hemorrhoids across 5 Western languages and perform a comparative analysis of website sponsors. Summary of background data:...

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