LibGuides: Respiratory Therapy: Web Resources

Web Resources

American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
This comprehensive guide to conditions and treatments offers expert information written and reviewed by the world’s leading authorities in allergy, asthma, immune deficiencies and other immunologic disorders.
American Thoracic Society
Profession organization that is dedicated to the understanding of pulmonary diseases and other breathing-related disorders.
National Hearth Lung & Blood Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.
Stanford Health Library
Sponsored by Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Stanford Health Library provides scientifically-based medical information to help people make informed decisions about their health and health care. All of our services are free

Evaluating Websites

When using the Web for research, it is important to evaluate what you find, because no one curates or rates it. There are different methods of deciding if a source is credible, but an easy-to-remember evaluation acronym to use is CRAAP:

CURRENCY
timeliness of the information

RELEVANCE
importance of the information for your needs

AUTHORITY
source of the information

ACCURACY
reliability and correctness of the content

PURPOSE
the reason for it or why the information exists

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Evaluating Websites