Helping to reduce human error in health care technology

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-64

  Bogner, Marilyn Sue ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ERROR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037278378     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205(2003)37[61:HTRHEI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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