Table 1.
Comparison of Google and PubMed search hits for “skin” and other terms performed on 14 March 2012
| Category | Term | Number of search hits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed | |||
| Organs | Heart | 2,630,000,000 | 1,009,919 |
| Skin | 1,740,000,000 | 561,247 | |
| Brain | 651,000,000 | 1,291,547 | |
| Lung | 182,000,000 | 584,239 | |
| Liver | 154,000,000 | 813,376 | |
| Colon | 147,000,000 | 138,382 | |
| Bone | 78,600,000 | 870,127 | |
| Immune system | 51,400,000 | 937,981 | |
| Stomach | 31,500,000 | 214,736 | |
| Kidney | 25,200,000 | 620,483 | |
| Diseases | Cancer | 743,000,000 | 2,613,441 |
| Diabetes | 294,000,000 | 399,497 | |
| Alzheimer’s | 180,000,000 | 84,365 | |
| Malaria | 49,700,000 | 61,363 | |