title: The Mailbase hand surgery electronic mailing list.
abstract: Hand - an Internet based electronic mailing list - enables surgeons with a common interest in hand surgery to share experiences and engage in worldwide electronic scholarly discussion. This paper examines the thinking behind the setting up of this list and gives examples of how the list is being used.
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Ndukwe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eaton
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet