TY - JOUR
T1 - 'a world of knowledge at your fingertips'
T2 - The promise, reality, and future directions of on-line information retrieval
AU - Hersh, William
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1999/3
Y1 - 1999/3
N2 - Medical knowledge resources are increasingly available in electronic form, particularly on the World Wide Web. The promise of this medium is that it offers a vast 'world of knowledge at your fingertips.' The reality, however, is somewhat different, as information systems are not well integrated into clinical practice, prove difficult to find specific information in, and contain content of varying quality. The continued evolution of the medium in the future should, however, be beneficial, as synthesized evidence-based resources become available and these resources are integrated into electronic medical record systems.
AB - Medical knowledge resources are increasingly available in electronic form, particularly on the World Wide Web. The promise of this medium is that it offers a vast 'world of knowledge at your fingertips.' The reality, however, is somewhat different, as information systems are not well integrated into clinical practice, prove difficult to find specific information in, and contain content of varying quality. The continued evolution of the medium in the future should, however, be beneficial, as synthesized evidence-based resources become available and these resources are integrated into electronic medical record systems.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001888-199903000-00012
DO - 10.1097/00001888-199903000-00012
M3 - Review article
C2 - 10099643
AN - SCOPUS:0033024543
SN - 1040-2446
VL - 74
SP - 240
EP - 243
JO - Academic Medicine
JF - Academic Medicine
IS - 3
ER -