WHO calls for a health domain name to help consumers
BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7337.566/a (Published 09 March 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:566- Phyllida Brown
- Exeter
The California based body that oversees the creation of “top level” internet domains such as .com and .org is coming under renewed pressure to agree a new domain that would signal legitimate health information websites.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is being asked by the World Health Organization and others to set out a clear timetable for agreeing new domain names after rejecting a proposed “.health” domain in late 2000. The issue is likely to be discussed when the corporation's …
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