A UK perspective on smartphone use amongst doctors within the surgical profession

Annals of Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 107-112

  Patel, Rikesh K ^a   Sayers, Adele E ^a   Patrick, Nina L ^b   Hughes, Kaylie ^c   Armitage, Jonathan ^a   Hunter, Iain Andrew ^a  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Broadgreen Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

App; Internet; Medical resources; Smartphone; Surgeon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PROFESSION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84928015946     PISSN: 20490801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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