International Journal of Vascular Medicine

Research Article

Limitations of Online Information on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Table 4

Evaluated websites
(1)MedicineNet.comhttp://www.medicinenet.com/abdominal_aortic_aneurysm/article.htm
(2)medlineplus: medical encyclopedia. NIH and National Library of Medicinehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000162.htm
(3)MedlinePlus. Tutorials.x-plain: patient education institutehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/abdominalaorticaneurysm/htm/index.htm
(4)Society for Vascular Surgery. VascularWebhttp://www.vascularweb.org/vascularhealth/Pages/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm.aspx
(5)Society of Interventional Radiology (SIRS)http://www.sirweb.org/patients/abdominal-aortic-aneurysms/
(6)Emedicine from WebMDhttp://emedicine.medscape.com/article/463354-overview
(7)Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology: quick reference for physicians and medical studentshttp://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00990.html
(8)Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_aortic_aneurysm
(9)WebMD healthwisehttp://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/aortic-aneurysm-overview
(10)Keck School of Medicine, USC. USC center for vascular carehttp://www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions/vas/abdominalaorticaneurysm.html
(11)Mayo Clinichttp://www.mayoclinic.org/aortic-aneurysm/
(12)familydoctor.orghttp://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/articles/883.html
(13)Society of Thoracic Surgeonshttp://www.sts.org/patient-information/aneurysm-surgery/aortic-aneurysms/
(14)Mayo Clinic (.com not.org, as was on previous website.)http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aortic-aneurysm/DS00017/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis
(15)USA Todayhttp://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/447/main.html
(16)Univ. Maryland Medical Centerhttp://www.umm.edu/vascular/aaa.htm
(17)Penn Statehttp://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/a/abaortic.htm
(18)Up to date for patientshttp://www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=~J.RRzC2BSKg6J
(19)EMedicine Specialties > Radiology > Vascular/Interventionalhttp://emedicine.medscape.com/article/463354-overview
(20)Baylor College of Medicine Dept of Surgeryhttp://www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/home/content.cfm?content_id=274&proc_name=Abdominal+Aortic+Aneurysm
(21)Surgical Care Associates (private surgical group in Louisville, Kentucky 40207)http://www.aorticaneurysm.com/
(22)WCVBTV/DT Boston abc.: Q&A with doctor from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centerhttp://www.thebostonchannel.com/bethisrael/18469885/detail.html
(23)Cochrane Collaborationhttp://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab002945.html
(24)Stanford Hospital and Clinics medical centerhttp://www.stanfordhospital.com/clinicsmedServices/COE/surgicalServices/vascularSurgery/patientEducation/abdomin
(25)Medlineplus: Sponsored by GORE excluder endoprosthesis.http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-flash/wlg_1903/rnh.cfm?id=675
(26)Emedicine for Patients (Emedicine Health)http://www.emedicinehealth.com/aortic_aneurysm/article_em.htm
(27)Chiropractic Sitehttp://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=39225