医疗信息与因特网

出版时间：2003-5  出版社：Elsevier Science Health Science div  作者：Kiley, Robert  页数：185  

内容概要

A New Edition of a successful and highly praised guide to using the Internet, aimed at health professional of all kinds.　　New and revised edition of a highly praised guide to the internet for health professionals, which is useful both to beginners and to established users wanting tips and guidance on specifically medical internet resources.　　Clear and practical guidance on getting started and finding what you want.　　Concise but comprehensive coverage of those areas of the internet of most interest to medics - medical databases, search engines and directories, interactive learning resources, medical portals and the quality of information issue.　　Consumer health chapter helps the health professional direct patients to authoritative sources of information on the Internet　　Supporting Web pages at http://www.medinfolinks.com , regularly updated by the author, give links to all the sites mentioned in the book, details of useful new sites which have appeared since publication, updates on URLs which have changed, a sample chapter and a "contact the author" facility. 　　New section on medical databases will help readers search databases such as Cochrane and MEDLINE effectively.　　Discussion of medical-specific search engines.　　New chapters on medical journals, online images and physician-only portals.　　Focus on new connectivity options available to the home user.　　All other chapters extensively revised and rewritten.

书籍目录

Preface to the third editionAcknowledgementsSECTION 1:Connecting,browsing and communicating  1. Why use the Internet    Introduction    The Internet for health professionals    Using this book　　　Section 1: Connecting, browsing and　　　communicating　　　Section 2: Medical databases on the Web　　　Section 3: Searching the Web　　　Section 4: The medical Web    Accessing Internet resources    Conclusion    References　2. Getting connected: new choices    Introduction    Access routes　　　Dial-up: pay-as-you-go access　　　Dial up: unmetered access　　　Broadband: ADSL access　　　Broadband: cable access　　　Broadband: satellite access　　　Access routes: the bottom line    Protecting your computer and files　　　Computer hackers　　　Viruses    Conclusion    References　3. Effective Web browsing    Introduction    Web browsing: the basics      Bookmarks and Favorites      Saving Web pages    Web browsing: advanced features      Filtering content      Privacy and security      Web accessibility　　　Specialised browsers　　　Screen readers and voice-activated browsers    Conclusion    Reference　4. Communicating    Introduction    E-mail: The Basics       Why use it?      E-mail for heajth professionals      E-mail clients    Secure e-mail: Encryption and digital      signatures      Encryption      Digital signatures    E-mail: other features      E-mail to fax      Free e-mail accounts      Finding e-mail addresses    Discussion lists and newsgroups    Discussion lists      Finding relevant lists      Joining, contributing to and leaving a　　　discussion list    Usenet news - newsgroups      Accessing newsgroup postings      Arrangement of newsgroups      Finding relevant newsgroups      Filtering the news    Conclusion    ReferencesSECTION 2:Medical databases on the WedSECTION 3:Searching the WebSECTION 4:The medical WebIndex