A Web Science Approach to Online Health Behaviours
The 2006 Online Health Search, a US survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, showed that “prescription or over-the-counter drugs” was the fifth most widely searched health topic on the Web. The most recent study conducted by the Pew Project in September 2012, found that 72% of Internet users they surveyed, looked online for health information within the past year.
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