title: The micro- or home computer as a teaching aid in postgraduate medical study.
abstract: The home computer 'magic' portrayed by the advertising media, supposed to bring computer science to the fingertips of every man, woman and child, is assessed by a practical medical lecturer. Reviewable data banks from which data can be retrieved almost instantaneously, the elimination of filing cabinets and stockpiles of notes, and the efficient storage of clinical patient data together with the relatively low cost and ease of operation make the computer one of the most exciting additions to modern teaching aids.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers / Q000191:economics; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D007256:Information Systems; D008499:Medical Records; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000191:economics; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*