Evaluating Tablet Computers as a Survey Tool in Rural Communities

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 108-117

  Newell, Steve M ^a   Logan, Henrietta L ^a   Guo, Yi ^a   Marks, John G ^a   Shepperd, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Rural; Survey methodology; Technology; Underrepresented

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84920201800     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12095     Document Type: Article

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