Writing style of young physicians in the computer and internet era.

Objective: The objective of the current study was to analyze written language of native Hebrew-speaking medical residents, as reflected in admission notes and discharge letters for patients admitted to medical wards in a 700-bed university hospital.

Methods: Twenty admission notes and 20 discharge letters written by 40 native Hebrew- speaking residents with at least one year experience were analyzed. The residents worked in the Internal medicine departments of a 700-bed university hospital.