The Internet for healthcare professionals.
The Internet is a useful clinical tool for information and communication. Resources that are available on the Internet include the Medline index, full-text articles, patient handouts, discussion lists, continuing education, medical and pharmaceutical texts, and case studies. This article summarizes the different types of resources available and teaches the basic skills for using the Internet to find medical information. Otolaryngology sites are listed and described.
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University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento. dbhutchinson@ucdavis.edu
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