Using computers for assessment in medicine

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7466, 2004, Pages 606-609

  Cantillon, Peter ^a   Irish, Bill ^b   Sales, David ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXAMINATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; TEACHING; COMPUTER; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY;

COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT;

EID: 4544262282     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7466.606     Document Type: Review

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