Clinical Decision Support System to Enhance Quality Control of Spirometry Using Information and Communication Technologies

JMIR Medical Informatics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Burgos, Felip ^a   Melia, Umberto ^b   Vallverdú, Montserrat ^b   Velickovski, Filip ^c,d   Lluch Ariet, Magí ^b,c   Caminal, Pere ^b   Roca, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c Barcelona Digital Technology Centre   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Information communication technologies; Primary care; Quality control; Spirometry; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85099704661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22919694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/medinform.3179     Document Type: Article

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