The feasibility of using UML to compare the impact of different brands of computer system on the clinical consultation

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-253

  Kumarapeli, Pushpa ^a,c   de Lusignan, Simon ^a   Koczan, Phil ^b   Jones, Beryl ^c   Sheeler, Ian ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Churchill Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude to computer; Decision modelling; Family practice; Gener practice; Observation; Process assessment; Professional patient relations; Video recordings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIFIED MODELLING LANGUAGE; VIDEORECORDING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 39149138671     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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