Information technology and information literacy for first year health sciences students in South Africa: Matching early and professional needs

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 595-598

  Oberprieler, Gudrun ^a   Masters, Ken ^a   Gibbs, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA;

COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 31144461968     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500062723     Document Type: Article

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