Misconnecting for health: (Lack of) advice for professionals on the safe use of mobile phone technology

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 162-163

  Pinnock, Hilary ^a   Slack, Roger ^b   Sheikh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOBILE PHONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER SECURITY; HUMAN RELATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; POLICY; SAFETY; STANDARD;

CELLULAR PHONE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER SECURITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LICENSURE; PUBLIC POLICY; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SAFETY;

EID: 34250876346     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.021345     Document Type: Editorial

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