Pros and cons of using apps in clinical practice

Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 14-17

  Moore, Sally ^a   Anderson, John ^a   Cox, Susanne ^a  

^a BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apps; Healthcare apps; Nursing apps; Smartphones

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MICROCOMPUTER; NURSING INFORMATICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSING INFORMATICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84872684100     PISSN: 13545760     EISSN: 20478976     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nm2012.10.19.6.14.c9316     Document Type: Article

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