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Review
. 2000 Nov 4;321(7269):1129-32.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7269.1129.

Online patient-helpers and physicians working together: a new partnership for high quality health care

T Ferguson  1
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Review

Online patient-helpers and physicians working together: a new partnership for high quality health care

T Ferguson. BMJ. .
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Patiently waiting for advice on health, last century . . .
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. . . but now health information is available instantly
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A seismic impact—comparable to that from online health resources
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The potent symbolism and medicinal properties of the pomegranate have made it popular through the ages (see p 1153)
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