Open AccessFalse Hopes, Unwarranted Fears: The Trouble with Medical News Stories
Author(s) -
Virginia Barbour,
Jocalyn Clark,
Larry Peiperl,
Emma Veitch,
Matthias Meng Yan Wong,
Gavin Yamey
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050118
Subject(s) - medicine , medline , family medicine , psychology , internet privacy , political science , computer science , law
ThePLoS Medicine Editors discuss the current state of health news reporting, and what steps can be taken to improve its quality.
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