How often do GPs use rapid computer access to laboratory results? A description of 18 months' use by 72 practices in Tayside

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-39

  Clark, Deborah H ^a   Carter, Wynne ^a   Sullivan, Frank M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical laboratory information systems; Medical informatics; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RELIABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2442557801     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v12i1.106     Document Type: Article

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