The clinician's perspective on electronic health records and how they can affect patient care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7449, 2004, Pages 1184-1187

  Walsh, Stephen H ^a  

^a SOLIHULL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 2442566573     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7449.1184     Document Type: Review

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