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[The search for medical information on the World Wide Web]
O Cappeliez1, E Ranschaert, P Peetrons
1Service d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Erasme, U.L.B.
Revue Medicale De Bruxelles
|February 15, 2000
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.