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J Am Med Inform Assoc 9:80-86 doi:10.1136/jamia.2002.0090080
  • Original Investigation

Handheld Computer Use in U.S. Family Practice Residency Programs

Table 1

Handheld Computer Use and Non-use in 306 Family Practice Residency Programs

Characteristic No. of Programs % of Total Programs
Programs in which handheld computers are used: 206 67.2
 Use for any purpose 113 37.2
 Mandatory/uniform use 92 30.0
Programs in which handheld computers are not used: 100 32.8
 No plans for use 53 17.4
 Use discontinued 5 1.6
 Plans to implement use in <6 mo 25 8.2
 Plans to implement use in 6–24 mo 17 5.6
 Total 306 100

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