Smartphone use during inpatient attending rounds: Prevalence, patterns and potential for distraction

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 595-599

  Katz Sidlow, Rachel J ^a   Ludwig, Allison ^a   Miller, Scott ^a   Sidlow, Robert ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; E-MAIL; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MOBILE PHONE; POSTDOCTORAL EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SELF REPORT; TEACHING ROUND;

ATTENTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEW YORK; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SAFETY;

EID: 84867097433     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1950     Document Type: Article

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