Online self-diagnosis: Am I having a heart attack or is it just the hiccups?

Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

Consumers who self-diagnose are more likely to believe they have a serious illness because they focus on their symptoms rather than the likelihood of a particular disease, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. This has significant implications for public health professionals as well as consumers.

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