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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.
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Handheld computers in critical care. [PDF]
Crit Care, 2001 Computing technology has the potential to improve health care management but is often underutilized. Handheld computers are versatile and relatively inexpensive, bringing the benefits of computers to the bedside. We evaluated the role of this technology for managing patient data and accessing medical reference information, in an academic intensive-care
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Use of handheld computers in clinical practice: a systematic review. [PDF]
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 2014 BackgroundMany healthcare professionals use smartphones and tablets to inform patient care. Contemporary research suggests that handheld computers may support aspects of clinical diagnosis and management. This systematic review was designed to synthesise
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Int J Appl Basic Med Res, 2017 Background and Objectives: Depression, especially in concurrence with chronic medical disorders, is highly prevalent worldwide. An average between 9.3% and 23% of patients with one or more chronic disease have co-morbid depression.
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Handheld computers for self-administered sensitive data collection: A comparative study in Peru [PDF]
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 +9 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 +5 more
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Handheld Computers in Radiology [PDF]
RadioGraphics, 2003 The next phase of the digital revolution in medicine is taking place through the dissemination of powerful handheld computers. Handheld computers, or personal digital assistants (PDAs), are no longer considered either a curiosity or a toy. The current handheld computer has many features (Internet access, simple e-mail client software, spreadsheet and ...
Adam E, Flanders +2 more
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Using wireless handheld computers to seek information at the point of care: an evaluation by clinicians. [PDF]
J Am Med Inform Assoc, 2007 OBJECTIVE To evaluate: (1) the effectiveness of wireless handheld computers for online information retrieval in clinical settings; (2) the role of MEDLINE in answering clinical questions raised at the point of care.
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Handheld computers for data entry: high tech has its problems too [PDF]
Trials, 2007 Background The use of handheld computers in medicine has increased in the last decade, they are now used in a variety of clinical settings. There is an underlying assumption that electronic data capture is more accurate that paper-based data methods have
Abernethy Amy P +3 more
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Wireless Handheld Computers in the Preclinical Undergraduate Curriculum [PDF]
Medical Education Online, 2003 This report presents the results of a pilot project using wireless PDAs as teaching tools in an undergraduate medical curriculum. This technology was used to foster a transition from a passive to an interactive learning environment in the classroom and ...
Matt Jackson
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