The emerging Web 2.0 social software: An enabling suite of sociable technologies in health and health care education

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-23

  Boulos, Maged N Kamel ^a   Wheeler, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34247233143     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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