wikidoc:Overview FAQ

What is Wikidoc?
Wikidoc is an online free-content medical encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Wikidoc is modeled after Wikipedia. Wikidoc is a multilingual encyclopedia that serves the medical community by sharing knowledge from established, skilled medical professionals. The purpose of Wikidoc is to provide and share medical information regarding diseases, differential diagnoses, labs, imaging, etc. By sharing information on the Wiki, medical information can easily be passed on from one medical professional to another in a neutral setting.

Who is responsible for the articles on Wikidoc?
You are! Actually, you can even edit this very FAQ! This is a collaborative effort. Many people have contributed information to different parts of this project, and any specialist in their medical field may add. To create a page, all you need is to know how to edit a page, and have medical knowlege you want to share. The encyclopedia provides users with a certain amount of freedom. You can learn who is responsible for the most recent versions of any given page by clicking on the "Page history" link. Nevertheless, if you spot an error in the latest revision of an article, you are highly encouraged to and correct it. This practice is one of the basic review mechanisms that maintains the reliability of the encyclopedia. With the help of medical professionals and specialists, Wikidoc will be known as the most reliable and comprehensive medical reference on the internet. If you are uncertain or find the wording confusing, quote the material on the associated talk page and leave a question for the next person. This helps eliminate errors, inaccuracies, or misleading wording more quickly and is highly appreciated by the community.

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