Smartphone use and acceptability among clinical medical students: A questionnaire-based study

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Robinson, Tim ^a   Cronin, Thomas ^a   Ibrahim, Haider ^a   Jinks, Mark ^a   Molitor, Timothy ^a   Newman, Joshua ^a   Shapiro, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviours; Education; Medical students; Mobile phones

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOBILE PHONE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; SMARTPHONE;

CELL PHONES; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; SMARTPHONE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84875195344     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-013-9936-5     Document Type: Article

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