Table 2.
Wikis’ purposes.
| Wiki | Language | Main purpose(s) | Target audience | ||
| Encyclopedic | |||||
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Medpedia [35] | English | Medical encyclopedia | Physicians, Learners, Laypeople |
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Ganfyd [36] | English | Medical knowledge base | Physicians |
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AskDrWiki [37] | English | Medicine | Physicians, Learners |
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DocCheck Flexikon [38] | German, English | Medical lexicon | Physicians |
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Toxipedia [39] | English, Spanish | Toxicology encyclopedia | Physicians, Learners |
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EyeWiki [40] | English | Ophthalmology encyclopedia | Physicians, Learners |
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Radiopaedia [41] | English | Radiology encyclopedia & clinical case reports | Physicians |
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Wikiecho [42] | English | Echography encyclopedia | Physicians |
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wikiRadiography [43] | English | Radiography resource | Physicians |
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Pathowiki [44] | German | Pathology encyclopedia | Physicians, Learners |
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Pathpedia [45] | English | Pathology wikibook | Physicians, Learners, Laypeople | |
| Non-Encyclopedic | |||||
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Textbook |
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WikiDoc [46] | English | Medical textbook | Physicians, Learners, Laypeople |
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WardWiki [47] | English | Junior doctors help | Physicians, Learners |
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WikEM [48] | English | Emergency Medicine point of care reference | Physicians, Learners |
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Open Anesthesia [49] | English | Anesthesia textbook & critical care manual | Physicians, Learners |
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ECGpedia [50] | English, Dutch | ECG textbook & tutorial | Physicians, Learners |
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Lessons |
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MedRevise [51] | English | Medical course revision | Learners |
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Mediwiki.fr [52] | French | Medical course revision | Learners |
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Wikia Biomedwiki [53] | German | Bio-medical learning aid | Physicians, Learners |
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Protocols |
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Oncologik [54] | French | Oncology protocols | Physicians |
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OncoWiki [55] | English | Oncology regimens | Physicians |
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Single article |
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Open Medicine Live Wiki [56] | English | Second line oral therapy in type 2 diabetes | Physicians, Learners, Laypeople | |
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Clinical cases reports |
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Dermpedia [57] | English | Dermatology knowledge and experience sharing | Physicians, Learners |
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Orthochina [58] | Chinese, English | Orthopedic clinical cases | Physicians, Learners, Laypeople |
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UCLA Radiology Residents Pediatric Imaging [59] | English | Radiology clinical cases | Learners |