Completeness and accuracy of morbidity and repeat prescribing records held on general practice computers in Scotland

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 404, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Whitelaw, F George ^a,b   Nevin, Sylvia L ^a   Milne, Robert M ^a   Taylor, Ross J ^a   Taylor, Michael W ^a   Watt, Andrew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GP computer systems; Morbidity; Record accuracy; Record content; Repeat prescribing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SCOTLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029879249     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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