General practitioners' use of computers for prescribing and electronic health records: Results from a national survey

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 88-91

  McInnes, D Keith ^a   Saltman, Deborah C ^b   Kidd, Michael R ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; ONLINE SYSTEM; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RECALL; REGISTER;

EID: 33746693042     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00479.x     Document Type: Article

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