Using hand-held computing devices in the practice of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 156-159

  McCaffrey, Thomas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; DEVICE; DIGITAL COMPUTER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0038646397     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-200306000-00005     Document Type: Review

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