Cross-sectional comparison of electronic and paper medical records on medication counseling in primary care clinics: A Southern Primary-care Urban Research Network (SPUR-Net) study

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-173

  Kuo, Grace M ^a   Mullen, Patricia Dolan ^b   McQueen, Amy ^b   Swank, Paul R ^c   Rogers, John C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; URBAN AREA;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34247105494     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.02.060113     Document Type: Article

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