Quackwatch
Subtitle: your guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent decisions
By: operated by Stephen Barrett
Publisher: Stephen Barrett, M.D.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: [Allentown, Pa.?
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Quacks and quackery; Consumer education; Patient education; Fraud
Other titles: Your guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent decisions; Quack watch; Quackwatch home page
Description: Presents a guide to avoiding health fraud and quackery. Describes ploys that may fool consumers and ways to spot quackery. Includes victim and nonvictim case reports, legislative information, and common misconceptions. Contains questionable products, services, theories, and advertisements including lists of books and individual doctors to avoid. Links to consumer protection resources and related groups. Contains a site search engine and information on joining the health fraud discussion list. Provides access to German, French, Spanish and Portuguese versions of the site. Lists related consumer protection books, magazines, newsletters, and journals.
Notes: Title from home page as viewed on April 26, 2002.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.