User:Journee Williams/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Fraser Syndrome


 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall, the article has all the critical criteria met however, due to the dates of some the sources, it needs improvement


 * Sources
 * van Haelst MM, Scambler PJ, Hennekam RC (2007). "Fraser syndrome: A clinical study of 59 cases and evaluation of diagnostic criteria". Am J Med Genet. 143A (24): 3194–203. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.31951. PMID 18000968. This source was the most accessible and informative of the references presented

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Labial Fusion


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is lacking in some areas of research as represented by the "start-class" rating given by Wikipedia. Content is concise and clear and well laid out.


 * Sources
 * The sources come from mostly peer reviewed medical journals with a few textbooks cited. Most sources are accessible to a wide audience a few are blocked by a paywalls

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Lactation


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has been added to and updated within the last two years, one of the sources is a journal from 2018. This article also covers occurrences of lactation in other species not just mammals so that was nice. Content is clear and is explained thoroughly in terms accessible to most with hyperlinks for not-so-common words.


 * Sources
 * Most sources pull from medical journals and peer reviewed papers with a few popular sources

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Cancer Prevention


 * Article Evaluation
 * Very thorough research done. Includes a timeline of cancer prevention research along with preventative measures one can take. Overall, the article is well laid out and extremely informative.


 * Sources
 * Again, most sources are taken from medical journals and peer reviewed papers with few popular sources. Its evident extensive research was done.

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Heterochromia iridum


 * Article Evaluation
 * Well laid out, except the terminology can be confusing. Article provides visual aid along with how heterochromia is passed down in families. The article also talking about (at length) the different types of heterochromia.


 * Sources
 * Most of the sources are fairly recent, within the last five years, and they pull from medical journals, peer reviewed papers, popular sources as well as some stories from people who have heterochromia.