Development and evaluation of a hand held computer based on-call pack for health protection out of hours duty: A pilot study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a,b   Williams, Christopher J ^a   McEvoy, Marian ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIGITAL COMPUTER; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MICROCOMPUTER; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22444449983     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-35     Document Type: Article

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