Searching the Internet for medical information: Practical tips

Authors
Citation
N. Mehta, Searching the Internet for medical information: Practical tips, CLEV CLIN J, 66(9), 1999, pp. 543
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
ISSN journal
08911150 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-1150(199910)66:9<543:STIFMI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The Internet can be useful for physicians, but beginning users are apt to e ncounter two problems: too much irrelevant information, and difficulty find ing the desired information. This paper offers some practical tips that can prevent frustration and wasted time when searching for medical information on the Internet.