Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 375-378 , November 2008

Feasibility of Using a Tablet Computer Survey for Parental Assessment of Resident Communication Skills

Received 6 November 2006 ,Accepted 11 July 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00162-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.07.002

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 375-378 , November 2008