RT Journal
A1 Beredjiklian, Pedro K.
A1 Bozentka, David J.
A1 Bernstein, Joseph
T1 E-mail in Clinical Orthopaedic Practice
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2001
FD April 1
VO 83
IS 4
SP 615
OP 615
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB 
Electronic mail (e-mail), like letters, faxes,
and telephone calls, is becoming a commonly used surrogate for in-person
contact between physicians and patients. E-mail is not
new, but only in recent years has the technology been easily accessible
to the general public. The growth of the Internet and the availability
of low-cost or free Web-based electronic mailboxes have
taken e-mail out of the realm of university and governmental
researchers and placed it in a majority of American households.
It is projected that there will be a total of one billion accounts
worldwide by the year 20021. Because
of the ubiquitous nature of this medium, e-mail is becoming
a common means of communication between doctors and patients.