title: Creating a physician web site: Part One.
abstract: The reasons why physicians should have professional web sites for their practices are presented. The options available to practitioners who want to create a site are reviewed. Advantages and disadvantages of virtual and non-virtual hosting are discussed. How to find and register one's own domain name, obtain a hosting service, and avenues available to build the web site are also described. Future articles will address finding specific hosting services and details regarding site construction.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010820:Physicians