Service documentation and the biomedical engineer: Results of a survey

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-235

  Goffin, Keith ^a   Price, David ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD-ROM; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENGINEERS; INSTALLATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MAINTENANCE; PERFORMANCE; REPAIR; SURVEYS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS VIEWS; OPERATING MANUALS; SERVICE DOCUMENTATION;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOCUMENTATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; MAINTENANCE; MANUALS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030152545     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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