title: [The search for medical information on the World Wide Web].
abstract: The internet has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years and has currently many resources in the field of medicine. However, many physicians remain unaware of how to gain access to this powerful tool. This article briefly describes the World Wide Web and its potential applications for physicians. The basics of web search engines and medical directories, as well as the use of advanced search with boolean operators are explained.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Erasme, U.L.B.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cappeliez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ranschaert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peetrons
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Struyven
mesh_terms: D019992:Databases as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D010820:Physicians; D011786:Quality Control; D014584:User-Computer Interface