Using enhanced text to facilitate recognition of drug names: Evidence from two experimental studies

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-90

  Schell, Kraig L ^a  

^a ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug names; Enhanced text; Orthographic similarity; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

STUDENTS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; DRUG NAMES; ENHANCED TEXT; ERRORS OF COMMISSIONS; LATIN SQUARE DESIGN; ORTHOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY; PHARMACY; SEQUENTIAL RECOGNITION;

CHARACTER RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPUTER; CONTRAST; DRUG LABELING; DRUG NAME; ENHANCED TEXT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHARMACY; RECOGNITION;

EID: 51349111342     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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