Table 3.
Sources used during information seeking
| Source | Frequency of use | |
| N | % | |
| Local colleague, surgeon | 143 | 84.6 |
| Local colleague, clinician | 139 | 82.2 |
| Internet (journals, guidelines) | 137 | 81.1 |
| Journal in office | 128 | 77.6 |
| Intradepartment meeting | 119* | 70.4 |
| Textbook in office | 100 | 59.9 |
| Interdepartment meeting | 99* | 59.3 |
| Cancer conferences (local, regional) | 86* | 50.9 |
| Refer to external specialist | 70* | 41.9 |
| Phone external specialist | 68* | 40.5 |
| Hospital library | 63 | 37.7 |
| Computer decision aid | 37 | 22.7 |
| Librarian | 19 | 11.6 |
* p < 0.05 by Mann Whitney U test two-tail significance for setting of care