Analyze the usefullness of having access to the DIPEx website.

'DIPEx (Database of Individual Patients' Experience of illness) is a multimedia website which launched in July 2001. It's main component is a database of patients' experiences of specific condition, supplemented by evidence-based information about the illness and treatment options and other practical information. This assignment will argue the implications of having access to the database 'DIPEx'. It will explain how the website provides sources of information about medical situations and compare this with the information available …

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