网际网络对医疗信息传播的影响
英文标题：Impact of Internet on Medical Information Distribution
作者：Yu-chuan Li————Center for Biomedical Informatics， Taipei Medical College
作者：Li Liu ————Center for Biomedical Informatics， Taipei Medical College
作者：Phei-lang Chang————Chung-Gung Memorial Hospital
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the Internet phenomenon and how its exponential growth affect the pattern of medical information distribution. Its impact on the healthcare industry as a whole is also discussed. A search results are presented to demonstrate the density of medical information on the Internet. Several medical resources are described under the categories of clinical research and community-oriented information server.
KEYWORDS: Internet， Medical Information
摘要：
本文描述网际网络近年来的成长及其对医疗信息传播之影响，亦探讨其对医疗界之冲击。文中以网络搜寻的结果展示网际网络上之医学信息密度，并以临床研究及民众导向分类描述网际网络上的重要医学资源。
关键词：网际网络、医疗信息
Introduction
Internet is a global computer network that is growing exponentially in recent years. More than 45 million users from all over the world are connected to this ubiquitous computing and communication network. Through the years， we have enjoyed the convenience of electronic mail (e-mail)
which let us receive letters that was written a few minutes ago by friends thousands of miles away without even leaving our desk. The Internet also enabled us to transfer digital files to and from anyone connected to the net with ease. However， not until the invention of World-Wide Web (also called WWW， triple-W or “the Web”) did we realize the great potential of the Internet. Using state-of-the-art computer techniques， the Web allows presentation of multimedia components such as picture， sound and video on the Internet. Innovative applications such as Virtual shopping center， MTV library， Virtual museum and many more others are being established on the Internet at accelerated pace.
Except for vigorous commercial use， the World-Wide Web concept can be a great tool to facilitate the distribution of biomedical information， remote medical education and even health care provision because of its expressiveness of multimedia components and its interactive nature.
来源：《医疗资讯杂志》, 百拇医药
作者：Yu-chuan Li————Center for Biomedical Informatics， Taipei Medical College
作者：Li Liu ————Center for Biomedical Informatics， Taipei Medical College
作者：Phei-lang Chang————Chung-Gung Memorial Hospital
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the Internet phenomenon and how its exponential growth affect the pattern of medical information distribution. Its impact on the healthcare industry as a whole is also discussed. A search results are presented to demonstrate the density of medical information on the Internet. Several medical resources are described under the categories of clinical research and community-oriented information server.
KEYWORDS: Internet， Medical Information
摘要：
本文描述网际网络近年来的成长及其对医疗信息传播之影响，亦探讨其对医疗界之冲击。文中以网络搜寻的结果展示网际网络上之医学信息密度，并以临床研究及民众导向分类描述网际网络上的重要医学资源。
关键词：网际网络、医疗信息
Introduction
Internet is a global computer network that is growing exponentially in recent years. More than 45 million users from all over the world are connected to this ubiquitous computing and communication network. Through the years， we have enjoyed the convenience of electronic mail (e-mail)
which let us receive letters that was written a few minutes ago by friends thousands of miles away without even leaving our desk. The Internet also enabled us to transfer digital files to and from anyone connected to the net with ease. However， not until the invention of World-Wide Web (also called WWW， triple-W or “the Web”) did we realize the great potential of the Internet. Using state-of-the-art computer techniques， the Web allows presentation of multimedia components such as picture， sound and video on the Internet. Innovative applications such as Virtual shopping center， MTV library， Virtual museum and many more others are being established on the Internet at accelerated pace.
Except for vigorous commercial use， the World-Wide Web concept can be a great tool to facilitate the distribution of biomedical information， remote medical education and even health care provision because of its expressiveness of multimedia components and its interactive nature.
来源：《医疗资讯杂志》, 百拇医药