Table 1.

Physicians' Internet Use

Purpose	Family Medicine [%]	Specialist [%]	χ2	df	p-value
Personal use	83.0	86.4	3.87	1	0.049
E-mail personal	78.7	81.7	2.16	1	.14
Literature searching	61.5	74.2	31.29	1	< .0001
Accessing online journals	57.6	67.0	14.40	1	.0001
Searching for patient-specific information	66.7	54.4	21.23	1	.0001
Professional association updates	47.3	48.6	0.32	1	.57
Consultation with colleagues	11.7	21.5	21.66	1	<.0001
Prescription/patient orders	6.0	3.4	5.85	1	.02