Hypochondriasis: Dr. Google vs. the Local Practitioner
Required readings:
Gualtieri, Lisa Neal. “The Doctor as the Second Opinion and the Internet as the First.” CHI 2009. Boston, MA. http://portal.acm.org/. Web. April 4, 2011. LinkYang, Zarro, Kassam-Adams, and Winston. “A Study of User Queries Leading to a Health Information Website – AfterTheInjury?.org.” iConference, 2011. Seattle, WA. http://www.portal.acm.org/. Web. April 4, 2011. Link
Additional readings:
White, Ryen W. and Eric Horvitz. “Cyberchondria: Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in Web Search.” New York, NY. ACM Transactions on Information Systems. 27:4 (2009). Web. April 4, 2011.Link