A survey of the IT skills and attitudes of final year dental students at Bristol University in 1996 and 1997

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 64-73

  Grigg, P A ^a   Stephens, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental education; Information technology; Student opinion; Students'skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 0033130032     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.1999.tb00071.x     Document Type: Article

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