Utilization of a Pediatric Emergency Department Education Computer
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Utilization of a pediatric emergency department education computer.
OBJECTIVE To describe the use of a computer education station placed within a pediatric emergency department. DESIGN Prospective tracking of computer tutorial use. SETTING A tertiary care pediatric emergency department. METHODS A computer with two 30-minute multimedia computer tutorials was installed in the emergency department. The tutorials were designed for residents to use on a volunt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.155.2.129