Technology and Health Information Technology in Colorectal Surgery: Electronic Literature Support

J. Trent Magruder; Jonathan E. Efron

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1333645

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Table of Contents

Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2013; 26(01): 031-035
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1333645

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Technology and Health Information Technology in Colorectal Surgery: Electronic Literature Support

Authors

J. Trent Magruder

¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Jonathan E. Efron

¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Abstract

The advent of the Internet has revolutionized the management of reporting and accessing research and data. The authors review the current resources available to surgeons through websites, accumulated published data repositories, and libraries. The change in how we publish and present peer-reviewed data over the last 20 years is also discussed as well as the future of health information technology.

Keywords

MEDLINE - PubMed - Embase - video - website - e-library

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