Talking with the alien: Interaction with computers in the GP consultation

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 275-282

  Dowell, Anthony ^a   Stubbe, Maria ^a   Scott Dowell, Kathy ^a   Macdonald, Lindsay ^a   Dew, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

clinical notes; communication strategies; interaction analysis; use of computers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887891555     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY13036     Document Type: Article

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