Health sites on the web score millions of hits but with what results? Knowledge of the location of key body organs among patients and the general public is limited, even those in which their medical problem is located. This has remained unchanged during the last 30 years, highlighting the need for physicians to avoid making assumptions about patient understanding during consultations.
This article in BMC Family Practice sounds a warning: "How accurate is patients' anatomical knowledge: a cross-sectional, questionnaire study of six patient groups and a general public sample"
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