Human Factors Engineering in HI: So What? Who Cares? and What's in It for You?

Healthcare Informatics Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Elkin, Peter L ^a  

^a Data Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Health Informatics; Human Factors Engineering; Patient Safety; Usability Testing; User Centered Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878750750     PISSN: 20933681     EISSN: 2093369X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4258/hir.2012.18.4.237     Document Type: Review

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