Survey of pharmacy preceptors' use of hand-held electronic devices

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-71

  Kostka Rokosz, Maria D ^a   McCloskey, William W ^b  

^a Department of Pharmacy Practice   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic devices; Personal digital assistants; Preceptors; Software

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG INFORMATION; EDUCATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOSTON; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 63849298370     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08052     Document Type: Article

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