The effect of a standardized data collection form on the examination and diagnosis of patients with abdominal pain

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1284-1288

  Guerlain, Stephanie ^a   LeBeau, Kelsey ^a   Thompson, Matthew ^a   Donnelly, Craig ^a   McClelland, Hannah ^a   Syverud, Scott ^a   Calland, J Forrest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATIENT SYMPTOMS; PHYSICIANS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION USE; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 0442279421     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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