| Table 2: Sources of information used by respondents, by frequency of use
|
| Source | Frequency of use; no. (and %*) of respondents
|
| Never or yearly
| Monthly | Daily or weekly
| No response |
| Discussions with colleagues or consultants |
40 (3) | 1000 (16)
| 647 (81) | 191 |
| Review articles in journals | 129 (9)
| 864 (51) | 685 (40)
| 200 |
| Medical textbooks | 309 (18)
| 701 (42) | 638 (40)
| 230 |
| Pocket notes | 633 (34)
| 480 (31) | 492 (35)
| 273 |
| Original research articles in journals |
397 (31) | 709 (41)
| 551 (28) | 221 |
| Brief updates (e.g., the Medical Letter) |
635 (35) | 717 (48)
| 266 (17) | 260 |
| CPGs | 823 (48) |
581 (38) | 201 (14)
| 273 |
| Continuing medical education (CME) courses |
1067 (55) | 450 (34)
| 152 (11) | 209 |
| Computer-aided literature searches (e.g., MEDLINE)
| 968 (68) | 482 (22)
| 192 (10) | 236 |
| Position papers by physician organizations |
922 (61) | 585 (33)
| 92 (6) | 279 |
| Provincial or territorial insurance plan policies
| 1407 (86) | 146 (12)
| 27 (2) | 298 |
| *Percentages may not total 100 because of weighting by sample strata.
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