Medicine and the Internet: The Essential Guide for Doctors

doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7337.618

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Douglas Carnall (dougie@carnall.org), general practitioner

London

Third edition

Bruce C McKenzie

Oxford University Press, £19.50, pp 320

Published on 21 March

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ISBN 0 19 851063 2

Whatever the quality of health information on the internet—and the problems associated with its evaluation are well reviewed—there is no doubt that the best resources for understanding the internet are on the internet itself. Doctors might be forgiven for not having indulged in the kind of playful use of the internet that eventually leads to expertise. However, it is questionable whether any book can shortcut this process. Paper still has its advantages, but it's at its …