
We live in a new age of information technology. The internet provides a rapid route of access to millions of source of information. Just fifteen years ago, when I was writing my MD thesis, it would take me several hours to find medical articles on a subject and at least a week before many of the papers became available in the library. Nowadays, courtesy of the British Medical Association and database sources such as Medline and Embase, a similar search may take just 15 seconds and the abstracts at least are available immediately.
Many quality sites provide valuable information for patients and there is no reason why you should refrain from taking advantage of these facilities. You can even log into sources similar to the BMA Medline. At the end of most chapters of this book, a few selected Web sites have been provided, which may set you on the road to some fascinating surfing.
The following are some general sites that include sections that cover many aspects of gynaecology:-
This page was last updated on 11th December 2006
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