Error rates in a clinical data repository: Lessons from the transition to electronic data transfer-a descriptive study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Hong, Matthew K H ^a   Yao, Henry H I ^a   Pedersen, John S ^b   Peters, Justin S ^a   Costello, Anthony J ^a   Murphy, Declan G ^a,c   Hovens, Christopher M ^a   Corcoran, Niall M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Tissupath Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL DATA REPOSITORY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

EID: 84878429570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002406     Document Type: Article

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