Quality of computerized medical record abstract data at a veterinary teaching hospital

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 141-154

  Pollari, F L ^a   Bonnett, B N ^a   Allen, D G ^a   Bamsey, S C ^a   Martin, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computerized medical records; Data quality; Databases; Medical records; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0346984766     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5877(95)01004-1     Document Type: Article

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