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Paul C. Coelho, MD

JAMA. 1998;280:1454.

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In 1994, roughly 3 million people worldwide were estimated to be regular users of the Internet.¹ More recent surveys estimate the number of Internet users at more than 80 million in North America alone.² As recent events have demonstrated, the Internet and its graphical counterpart—the World Wide Web—are becoming the preferred medium for rapid access to new information.³ Internet use will continue to increase as new technology makes access easier. It is expected that within the next 10 years a variety of inexpensive non-personal computer devices, such as digital television, will emerge to surpass the personal computer as the primary means of Internet access. This will fuel even greater information consumption.

This robust consumption of electronic information has, in turn, set off an unending cycle of supply and demand. New software and other tools have made electronic publishing convenient for many organizations and individuals. Consequently, the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle

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