Clinical and Educational Uses of Handheld Computers

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 996-999

  Torre, Dario M ^b   Wright, Scott M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; MONITORING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; HUMAN;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0142258981     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000051732.86014.5B     Document Type: Review

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