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. 2009 Oct 16;9:10. doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-9-10

Table 3.

Reasons for not using the internet to obtain clinical information

Reason % (N/total)
No access in the consultation room 54 (58/107)

Time pressure 37 (40/107)

Possible interference with physician-patient relationship 30 (32/107)

Too time-consuming 10 (11/107)

Slow internet browsing 6 (6/107)

No experience in using the internet 3 (3/107)

Information content obtained from the internet is confusing 0.9 (1/107)

Concerns regarding security of data transmission 0.9 (1/107)

Others 2 (2 out of 107)

Reasons for not using the internet to obtain clinical information during consultation among a cohort of dermatologists (n = 107) in Saudi Arabia*.