An international assessment of a web-based diagnostic tool in critically ill children

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-110

  Thomas, Neal J ^a   Ramnarayan, Padmanabhan ^b   Bell, Michael J ^c   Maheshwari, Prabhat ^d   Wilson, Shaun ^e   Nazarian, Emily B ^f   Phipps, Lorri M ^a   Stockwell, David C ^c   Engel, Michael ^c   Maffei, Frank A ^f   Vyas, Harish G ^e   Britto, Joseph ^g  

^a PENN STATE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Isabel Healthcare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Diagnostic reminder system; Internet; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PICUS;

EID: 47849125094     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2008-16204     Document Type: Article

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