Table 1

Publication characteristics of websites (N = 50).

Website Characteristic n (%)
Publication source
 Academic10 (20%)
 Professional board7 (14%)
 Private health care33 (66%)
Intended audience
 Physician10 (20%)
 Patient40 (80%)
Country of origin
 United States30 (60%)
 Unspecified country10 (20%)
 United Kingdom4 (8%)
 Australia2 (4%)
 India2 (4%)
 Canada1 (2%)
 Korea1 (2%)