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LHNCBC-2008-039
The Cost of Being Wireless: A Usage Analysis of the PubMed for Handhelds Portal at the Point-of-Care
Ducut EG, Liu F, Fontelo P
AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:936
We analyzed the server logs of the PubMed for Handhelds portal for a 30-day period, defined user characteristics and used a smartphone to do typical MEDLINE searches. We then determined the amount of data exchanged between server and mobile device. Wireless Web access can be a useful tool to the mobile clinician. Daily data usage could reach megabyte levels.