Super Searchers on Health & Medicine: The Online Secrets of Top Health & Medical Researchers (Super Searchers series) (Paperback)

by Susan Detwiler (Author), Reva Basch (Editor)

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Product Description
Ten of the world's leading online medical researchers share tips and techniques on using the Internet to research diseases, treatments, and related information. This book explains how to recognize the warning signs of medical quacks, scams, and sales pitches; how to track down the credentials of a "medical expert"; and which sources remain the best for researching clinical medicine. This book also includes a glossary of terms and a directory of recommended resources. The Super Searchers Web site features links to the most important Internet resources for health and medical researchers.

About the Author
Susan Detwiler is the president of the Detwiler Group, a leading information company in the health and medical field. She is the editor of Detwiler's Directory of Health and Medical Resources. She lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Reva Basch is the author of Secrets of the Super Searchers, Secrets of the Super Net Searchers, and Researching Online for Dummies. She lives in Sea Ranch, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Information Today, Inc.; 1 edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910965447
• ISBN-13: 978-0910965446
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,662,167 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Find medical info like a pro!, October 17, 2000

By	Cynthia (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

If you want to find medical information you can trust on the web, this is the book for you. Everyone knows the web is a wealth of medical information, but finding what you need, when you need it and knowing whether you can trust what you found can be a hit or miss proposition for most of us. This book gives you the benefit of the experience of people who earn their livings finding medical information. All the searching tricks these people have learned the hard way are captured here and neatly summarized at the end of each chapter as "Power Tips". By following these tips, anyone can do a better job of finding an answer to a specific health questions, and, have more confidence in the quality of the information.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better guides out there, June 7, 2001

By	T. Martinenko (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The best part of this book was the Appendix of Internet Resources, and this alone does not warrant the cost of the book. I found much better information on performing health searches, as well as various other industries, in Find it Online: the Complete Guide to Online Research. Detwiler's book had some good information in it, but it was sporadic, and I did not find the interview format useful--on the contrary, many of the questions were irrelevant, or were good questions, but not really answered by the interviewee. This book is not really a useful tool for researchers, as there is too much useless information to wade through in order to glean anything of value; and there are certainly no "secrets", as far as I could see, that could not be found in other, more comprehensive, research guides.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better guides out there, June 7, 2001

By	T. Martinenko (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The best part of this book was the Appendix of Internet Resources, and this alone does not warrant the cost of the book. I found much better information on performing health searches, as well as various other industries, in Find it Online: the Complete Guide to Online Research. Detwiler's book had some good information in it, but it was sporadic, and I did not find the interview format useful--on the contrary, many of the questions were irrelevant, or were good questions, but not really answered by the interviewee. This book is not really a useful tool for researchers, as there is too much useless information to wade through in order to glean anything of value; and there are certainly no "secrets", as far as I could see, that could not be found in other, more comprehensive, research guides.