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Medical information on the WebMedical information on the Web
Web : 1991Web : 1991
2010 : 200 million websites (Netcraft)
SourcesSources
Public (universities, hospitals, medical libraries,…)
Private (labs, medical websites,…)
Publishers
Support groups
Individuals
…
Search toolsSearch tools
Search enginesSearch engines
Robots
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GatewaysGateways
Information evaluated, selected, organized
MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine)
DatabasesDatabases
Collection of information concerning a defined
domain, organized and described with precise and
specific keywords.
DiseasesDiseases NORD Genetics Home Reference Orphanet
Scientific articles PubMedPubMed
OrphanetOrphanet
5 languages5 languages / 5 700 diseases / 5 700 diseases
Full text EncyclopaediaFull text Encyclopaedia Review articles on rare diseases (500 in english,
300 in french) Summaries (2 000 in english, french,…)
Information on rare diseasesInformation on rare diseases / 36 countries : / 36 countries : search programs, diagnosis tests, clinics, support search programs, diagnosis tests, clinics, support groups,…groups,…
Organisation and indexation of the databaseOrganisation and indexation of the database
Fabry disease
Alpha-galactosidase A deficiency
Research programs
Clinical trials
Drugs
Clinics
Diagnosis
Texts on diseases
PersonsAnderson-Fabry disease
AddressesAngiokeratoma, diffuse
PubMedPubMed
Bibliographic databaseBibliographic database 19 million citations, 5 000 publications19 million citations, 5 000 publications
Medline (1971) PubMed (PubPubMed (Publiclic Med Medlineline): 1997): 1997
2 millions of connexions a day2 millions of connexions a day
NLMNLM (National Library of Medicine, 1836) 7 millions of documents7 millions of documents
Biomedical domainBiomedical domain Diseases, pharmacology, biology, care, public Diseases, pharmacology, biology, care, public
health, health economy, ethics,…health, health economy, ethics,…
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