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Rock Health: % Searched for health Information, % Acted Upon Information
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/06/2017 - 13:03
- 33% of Americans have used the Internet to gather information about supplements in the last six months.
- 62% of Americans have used the Internet to search for information about prescription drugs.
- 56% of Americans who searched online for information about their symptoms have then proposed their own diagnosis to their physician.
- 50% of Americans who have searched online for health information have asked their physician to prescribe or discontinue taking a specific drug based on information found.
Source: Rock Health
Source URL: https://rockhealth.com/reports/digital-health-consumer-adopt...
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