Using medical knowledge sources on handheld computers - A qualitative study among junior doctors

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 611-618

  Axelson, Christian ^a,b   Wårdh, Inger ^a   Strender, Lars Erik ^a   Nilsson, Gunnar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MICROCOMPUTER; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SWEDEN; TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 35848954085     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701507294     Document Type: Article

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