title: The cost of being wireless: a usage analysis of the 'PubMed for Handhelds' portal at the point-of-care.
abstract: We analyzed the server logs of the 'PubMed for Handhelds' portal for a 30-day period, defined user characteristics and used a smartphone to do 'typical' MEDLINE searches. We then determined the amount of data exchanged between server and mobile device. Wireless Web access can be a useful tool to the mobile clinician. Daily data usage could reach megabyte levels.
authors.affiliation: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.
authors.forename: Erick
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ducut
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fontelo
mesh_terms: D034201:Computers, Handheld / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008396:Maryland; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D039781:PubMed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*