Affiliations: Harvard Decision Systems Group, Harvard University, USA | Department of PM&R, Medical College of Virginia, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author, Harvard Decision Systems Group, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, USA, e-mail: trowland@dsg.harvard.edu
Abstract: This article provides an overview of available brain injury information online for health care professionals and consumers. An increasing amount of high quality medical information is available online, primarily via the World Wide Web. Recommendations in regard to type of Internet access and software are provided to assist the new and intermediate users. Electronic mail, proprietary online services, and Internet applications are briefly reviewed. In addition well established online resources, such as the Medline database are highlighted. The World Wide Web sites catalogued in this article have been linked to a single site, allowing ready access to these sites while reviewing the article; Internet address: http://griffin.vcu.edu/html/pmr/trowland/brainref.html. The intended audience of the article is health care professionals, including those limited experience with computers and the Internet.
Keywords: Brain, Injury, Online, Telecommunication, Internet, World wide web
