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Table 1 Physicians' Internet Use

From: Family physicians' information seeking behaviors: A survey comparison with other specialties

Purpose

Family Medicine [%]

Specialist [%]

χ2

df

p-value

Personal use

83.0

86.4

3.87

1

0.049

E-mail personal

78.7

81.7

2.16

1

.14

Literature searching

61.5

74.2

31.29

1

< .0001

Accessing online journals

57.6

67.0

14.40

1

.0001

Searching for patient-specific information

66.7

54.4

21.23

1

.0001

Professional association updates

47.3

48.6

0.32

1

.57

Consultation with colleagues

11.7

21.5

21.66

1

<.0001

Prescription/patient orders

6.0

3.4

5.85

1

.02