Use of information technology in New Zealand emergency departments

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 515-522

  Tan, Eunicia ^a,c   Yates, Kim M ^b  

^a Auckland Regional Training Scheme   (New Zealand)

^b NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Computer; Emergency medicine; Internet; Skill; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; COMPUTER LITERACY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36248997556     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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