Portable Digital Assistants (PDAs) in dentistry: Part II - Pilot study of PDA use in the dental clinic

British Dental Journal

Volumn 202, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 477-483

  Reynolds, P A ^a   Harper, J ^b   Dunne, S ^a   Cox, M ^c   Myint, Y K ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d School of Social Science and Public Policy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL CLINICS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34248399266     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2007.296     Document Type: Article

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