PDA training of faculty physicians

Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 27-39

  Wallace, Richard L ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Attending physicians; Digital divide; ePocrates; InfoRetriever; PDAs; Personal digital assistants; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049134832     PISSN: 15424065     EISSN: 15424073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J383v04n04_03     Document Type: Article

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