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Handheld Computers for Doctors [PDF]

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 2004
Handheld Computers for Doctors. By Mohammad Al-Ubaydli . West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2003; $35 Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, MD, a Visiting Research Fellow at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in Washington, DC, recently has published an information guide entitled Handheld Computers for Doctors .
Joel R. Aronoff, Kevin B. Johnson
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Evidence of Effectiveness of Health Care Professionals Using Handheld Computers: A Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2013
BackgroundHandheld computers and mobile devices provide instant access to vast amounts and types of useful information for health care professionals. Their reduced size and increased processing speed has led to rapid adoption in health care.
Mickan, Sharon, Tilson, Julie K, Atherton, Helen, Roberts, Nia Wyn, Heneghan, Carl   +4 more
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Image quality characteristics of handheld display devices for medical imaging. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Handheld devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers have become widespread with thousands of available software applications. Recently, handhelds are being proposed as part of medical imaging solutions, especially in emergency medicine, where ...
Asumi Yamazaki, Peter Liu, Wei-Chung Cheng, Aldo Badano   +3 more
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Self-reported use of handheld computers: a survey of Nova Scotia pharmacists

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 2014
Introduction: With an ever-increasing array of pharmaceutical and biomedical products and literature, health professionals including pharmacists struggle to obtain, evaluate, and apply relevant information.
Alicia McCallum, Ingrid Sketris, Glenn Rodrigues, David K. Yung, Barbara Hill-Taylor, Steve Doucette   +5 more
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Computer vision syndrome and associated factors in university students and teachers in Nampula, Mozambique

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is a complex of eye and visual problems that arise while using a computer or other Video Display Terminal (DVT).
Dulnério Barbosa Sengo, Abel da Deolinda Bernardo Pica, Isaura Ilorena d’Alva Brito Dos Santos, Laura Mavota Mate, Avelino Nelson Mazuze, Pablo Caballero, Inmaculada López-Izquierdo   +6 more
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Daily life stress and the cortisol awakening response : testing the anticipation hypothesis [PDF]

, 2012
Acknowledgments We thank Paul Stewart for his contribution to data collection and Dr Matthew Jones for programming the handheld computers. Author Contributions Conceived and designed the experiments: WS DJP. Performed the experiments: DJP.
A Clow, A Munck, A Steptoe, AD Roberts, AH Bohmelt, AS Desantis, C Stetler, Daniel J. Powell, E Fries, EK Adam, EK Adam, ES Costanzo, F Faul, H Bruehl, I Bengtsson, I Wilhelm, J Hellhammer, J-P Gouin, JC Pruessner, JC Pruessner, JM Cortina, L Hu, L Thorn, LJ Cronbach, M Mikolajczak, MJ Henckens, N Rohleder, NM Laird, OT Wolf, P Schulz, PH Wirtz, PM Zoccola, RA Dressendörfer, RM Sapolsky, S Edwards, S Het, S Het, S Kern, S Shiffman, SR Kunz-Ebrecht, SS Inslicht, T Asparouhov, T Stalder, Tobias Deschner, TW Buchanan, UM Nater, W Schlotz, W Schlotz, Wolff Schlotz, Y Chida, Y Sheng   +50 more
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Handheld computers for self-administered sensitive data collection: A comparative study in Peru

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2008
Background Low-cost handheld computers (PDA) potentially represent an efficient tool for collecting sensitive data in surveys. The goal of this study is to evaluate the quality of sexual behavior data collected with handheld computers in comparison with ...
Hughes James P, Carcamo Cesar P, Castagnetto Jesus M, Evangelista Wilfredo, Gonzales Marco A, Curioso Walter H, Bernabe-Ortiz Antonio, Garcia Patricia J, Garnett Geoffrey P, Holmes King K   +9 more
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Using handheld pocket computers in a wireless telemedicine system [PDF]

, 2006
Objectives: To see if senior emergency nurse practitioners can provide support to inexperienced ones in a Minor Injuries Unit by using a wireless LAN system of telemedicine transmitting images to a PDA when they were on duty. In addition, whether such
Banitsas, K, Corrigan, R, Solomon, H, Song, Y, Tachakra, F, Tachakra, S   +5 more
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A review of randomized controlled trials comparing the effectiveness of hand held computers with paper methods for data collection

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2006
Background Handheld computers are increasingly favoured over paper and pencil methods to capture data in clinical research. Methods This study systematically identified and reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the two methods for ...
Heddle Nancy M, Lane Shannon J, Arnold Emmy, Walker Irwin   +3 more
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The Uses of the Smartphone for Doctors: An Empirical Study from Samsung Medical Center [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2011
ObjectivesIn healthcare, mobile computing made possible by smartphones is becoming an important tool among healthcare professionals. However, currently there is very little research into the effectiveness of such applications of technology.
Jong Soo Choi, Byoungkee Yi, Jong Hwan Park, Kyesook Choi, Jaegon Jung, Seung Woo Park, Poong-Lyul Rhee   +6 more
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