Searching web based medical information

Authors
Citation
I. Mansoor, Searching web based medical information, SAUDI MED J, 22(9), 2001, pp. 749-756
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
03795284 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
749 - 756
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-5284(200109)22:9<749:SWBMI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Searching for references is part of everyday life in medicine. Since the ar rival of the Internet, it has provided great promise for clinicians because of it's ability to access and consolidate large amounts of knowledge and i nformation quickly and easily. But because of the overload of the huge amou nts of information, searching for particular information has now become a t edious task, which is a Iso very time-consuming and frustrating. This artic le describes effective ways, tips, tools, detailed search techniques and st rategies for searching medical information. It also lists some useful resou rce and database sites that can provide a lot of help for seeking accurate information.