Use of handheld computers in clinical practice: A systematic review

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mickan, Sharon ^a   Atherton, Helen ^a   Roberts, Nia Wyn ^a   Heneghan, Carl ^a   Tilson, Julie K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support systems; Clinical guidelines; Diagnostic decision making; Evidence based practice; Handheld computers; Information seeking behaviour; Knowledge translation; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; MICROCOMPUTER; UTILIZATION;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84926659954     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-14-56     Document Type: Review

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