Smartphones make smarter surgeons

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 296-297

  Lewis, T L ^a   Vohra, R S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE PHONE;

CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84894252869     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9328     Document Type: Article

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