Role of WhatsApp Messenger in the Laboratory Management System: A Boon to Communication

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-5

  Dorwal, Pranav ^a   Sachdev, Ritesh ^a   Gautam, Dheeraj ^a   Jain, Dharmendra ^a   Sharma, Pooja ^b   Tiwari, Assem Kumar ^a   Raina, Vimarsh ^a  

^a Medanta The Medicity ^*  (India)

^b Medanta Institute of Education and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Laboratory management; Social media; WhatsApp

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONFIDENTIALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENT REPORT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LABORATORY; LABORATORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELECOMMUNICATION; WORKLOAD; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOBILE APPLICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SMARTPHONE; TEXT MESSAGING;

COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SMARTPHONE; TEXT MESSAGING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84947231943     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-015-0384-2     Document Type: Article

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