Validation of a diagnostic reminder system in emergency medicine: A multi-centre study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 619-624

  Ramnarayan, Padmanabhan ^a   Cronje, Natalie ^b   Brown, Ruth ^c   Negus, Rupert ^c   Coode, Bill ^d   Moss, Philip ^d   Hassan, Taj ^e   Hamer, Wayne ^e   Britto, Joseph ^f  

^a Children's Acute Transport Service   (United Kingdom)

^b Isabel Healthcare   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f Isabel Healthcare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34548336789     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.044107     Document Type: Article

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