IT usage, perceptions and literacy of medical students

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-134

  Bulgiba, A M ^a   Noran, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Health informatics; IT literacy; IT perceptions; IT usage; Malaysia; Medical students; University of Malaya

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; MICROCOMPUTER; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 1542373557     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950301500210     Document Type: Article

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