TY  - JOUR
T1  - E-mail in Clinical Orthopaedic Practice
AU  - Beredjiklian, Pedro K.
AU  - Bozentka, David J.
AU  - Bernstein, Joseph
Y1  - 2001/04/01
N1  - 
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 615
EP  - 615
VL  - 83
IS  - 4
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -