However, rates of usage and purpose vary slightly among different types of physicians.
Cardiologists:
Search: 42 percent
Communicate with colleagues: 40 percent
Access a professional resource: 30 percent
Primary care physicians:
Search: 49 percent
Communicate with colleagues: 27 percent
Access a professional resource: 39 percent
Oncology:
Search: 45 percent
Communicate with colleagues: 49 percent
Access a professional resource: 26 percent
Psychiatry:
Search: 49 percent
Communicate with colleagues: 39 percent
Access a professional resource: 31 percent
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