Reducing number entry errors: Solving a widespread, serious problem

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 51, 2010, Pages 1429-1439

  Thimbleby, Harold ^a   Cairns, Paul ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dependable systems; Human error; Number entry; User interfaces

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY; ERRORS;

DEPENDABLE SYSTEMS; ERROR MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ERRORS; NUMBER ENTRY; SAFETY-CRITICAL DOMAIN; USER INTERFACE DESIGNS;

USER INTERFACES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ERROR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANAGEMENT; NUMBER ENTRY; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77957141621     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0112     Document Type: Article

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