title: Keeping up with the medical literature: how to set up a system.
abstract: The best way to keep up with the medical literature is to set up a system that delivers valid, relevant information while filtering out extraneous information. Useful information is patient-oriented, practical, and innovative. Good information systems are available that are inexpensive and easy to use.
authors.affiliation: Tufts University Family Medicine Residency, Malden, Massachusetts 02148, USA. allen.shaughnessy@tufts.edu
authors.forename: Allen F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Shaughnessy
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends