A survey of SNOMED CT direct users, 2010: Impressions and preferences regarding content and quality

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Elhanan, Gai ^a,b   Perl, Yehoshua ^a   Geller, James ^a  

^a University Heights   (United States)

^b Halfpenny Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SATISFACTION; SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE OF MEDICINE; CONSUMER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; STATISTICS;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE OF MEDICINE;

EID: 84863540988     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000341     Document Type: Article

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