Better to have many opinions than one from an expert? Social validation by one trustworthy source versus the masses in online health forums

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Highlights：

• We report internet users evaluation of health information online.

• Social validation of online health information impact credibility.

• Health seekers place a high trust in information linked to an expert source.

摘要

•We report internet users evaluation of health information online.•Social validation of online health information impact credibility.•Health seekers place a high trust in information linked to an expert source.

论文关键词：Online health seeking,Social validation,Source evaluation,Trustworthiness,Credibility

论文评审过程：Received 13 July 2016, Revised 29 December 2016, Accepted 10 January 2017, Available online 12 January 2017, Version of Record 6 February 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.019