Assessment of the Frequency of Online Searches for Symptoms Before Diagnosis: Analysis of Archival Data

Surveys suggest that a large proportion of people use the internet to search for information on medical symptoms they experience and that around one-third of the people in the United States self-diagnose using online information. However, surveys are known to be biased, and the true rates at which people search for information on their medical symptoms before receiving a formal medical diagnosis are unknown.This study aimed to estimate the rate...