Audiovisual Presentations on a Handheld PC Are Preferred As an Educational Tool by NICU Parents

P. Alur; J. Cirelli; M. Goodstein; T. Bell; J. Liss

doi:10.4338/ACI-2010-01-RA-0005

Applied Clinical Informatics, Table of Contents

Appl Clin Inform 2010; 01(02): 142-148
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2010-01-RA-0005

Research Article

Schattauer GmbH

Audiovisual Presentations on a Handheld PC Are Preferred As an Educational Tool by NICU Parents

Authors

P. Alur

¹WellSpan Health – Pediatrics, York, Pennsylvania, United States
J. Cirelli

¹WellSpan Health – Pediatrics, York, Pennsylvania, United States
M. Goodstein

¹WellSpan Health – Pediatrics, York, Pennsylvania, United States
T. Bell

¹WellSpan Health – Pediatrics, York, Pennsylvania, United States
J. Liss

¹WellSpan Health – Pediatrics, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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Keywords

Health literacy - patient communication - handheld computers - patient education - PDAs Summary

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