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+ | | title = Should Doctors Spurn Wikipedia | ||
+ | | date = 2011 | ||
+ | | authors = [[David Metcalfe]]<br />[[John Powell]] | ||
+ | | doi = 10.1258/jrsm.2011.110227 | ||
+ | | link = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22179287 | ||
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'''Should Doctors Spurn Wikipedia''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2011, written by [[David Metcalfe]] and [[John Powell]]. | '''Should Doctors Spurn Wikipedia''' - scientific work related to [[Wikipedia quality]] published in 2011, written by [[David Metcalfe]] and [[John Powell]]. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, regardless of experience or qualification. It is the most frequently used online educational resource with 17 million articles appearing in 262 languages. The English version alone claims over 3.1 million articles and attracts 65 million visitors every month.1 Anecdotally, it is a popular medical student resource with almost 9000 trainee doctors joining the online group ‘[[Wikipedia]] is helping me get through med school!’. Wikipedia use among junior physicians is as high as 70%.2 | Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, regardless of experience or qualification. It is the most frequently used online educational resource with 17 million articles appearing in 262 languages. The English version alone claims over 3.1 million articles and attracts 65 million visitors every month.1 Anecdotally, it is a popular medical student resource with almost 9000 trainee doctors joining the online group ‘[[Wikipedia]] is helping me get through med school!’. Wikipedia use among junior physicians is as high as 70%.2 |
Revision as of 12:24, 11 January 2021
Authors | David Metcalfe John Powell |
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Publication date | 2011 |
DOI | 10.1258/jrsm.2011.110227 |
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Should Doctors Spurn Wikipedia - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2011, written by David Metcalfe and John Powell.
Overview
Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, regardless of experience or qualification. It is the most frequently used online educational resource with 17 million articles appearing in 262 languages. The English version alone claims over 3.1 million articles and attracts 65 million visitors every month.1 Anecdotally, it is a popular medical student resource with almost 9000 trainee doctors joining the online group ‘Wikipedia is helping me get through med school!’. Wikipedia use among junior physicians is as high as 70%.2