Incoming dental students' expectations and acceptance of an electronic textbook program

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 646-652

  Brunet, Darlene P ^a   Bates, Michael L ^a   Gallo III, John R ^a   Strother, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental students; Digital libraries; E textbooks; Educational technology

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BOOK; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIBRARY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; LIBRARIES, DIGITAL; LOUISIANA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEXTBOOKS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79955830467     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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