Measurement of mental workload in clinical medicine: A review study

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 90-94

  Byrne, Aidan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical errors; Patient simulation; Workload

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888358021     PISSN: 22287523     EISSN: 22287531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.22287523.2045     Document Type: Review

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