Mobile devices in medicine: a survey of how medical students, residents, and faculty use smartphones and other mobile devices to find information.

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The research investigated the extent to which students, residents, and faculty members in Canadian medical faculties use mobile devices, such as smartphones (e.g., iPhone, Android, Blackberry) and tablet computers (e.g., iPad), to answer clinical questions and find medical information. The results of this study will inform how health libraries can effectively support mobile technology and collections.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Med Libr Assoc

Title: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA

ISSN (Electronic): 1558-9439

ISSN (Print): 1536-5050

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2014

Volume: 102

Issue: 1

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[1 ] jill.boruff@mcgill.ca , Associate Librarian, Life Sciences Library, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada; dale.storie@ualberta.ca , Public Services Librarian, John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, 2K3.28 Walter Mackenzie Centre, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada.

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Publisher Item ID: JMLA-D-13-00018

DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.102.1.006

PubMed ID: 24415916

SO-VID: 4cb7cecb-e956-498f-a801-4d890129de86

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