Computer literacy and attitudes of dental students and staff at the university of the West Indies dental school

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-183

  Smith, W ^a   Bedayse, S ^a   Lalwah, S L ^a   Paryag, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Computer literacy; Information technology; University of the West Indies; West Indies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TEACHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FACULTY, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; SWEDEN; WEST INDIES;

EID: 70350345419     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2009.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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