RT Journal
A1 Baumgart DC
T1 SMartphones in clinical practice, medical education, and research
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2011
FD July 25
VO 171
IS 14
SP 1294
OP 1296
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.320
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.320
AB 
Cellular phone technology and additional hardware were integrated into personal digital assistants1 and they evolved into smartphones. The installation of high-speed cellular networks with near-universal coverage has allowed these devices to show their full potential, which also benefits users in the medical community. Long-term Evolution technology (LTE), the high end of the fourth generation (4G) of mobile networks, offers speeds up to a hundred times faster than 3G. Currently, 64% of US physicians own smartphones, but this is predicted to increase to 81% penetration by 2012.2