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Background The burden of chronic disease is increasing, and research and quality improvement will be less effective if case finding strategies are suboptimal.
Simon de Lusignan +3 more
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Background: Current pathways recommend positron emission tomography–computerised tomography for the characterisation of solitary pulmonary nodules. Dynamic contrast-enhanced computerised tomography may be a more cost-effective approach.
Fiona J Gilbert +36 more
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Expertise and the interpretation of computerized physiological data: implications for the design of computerized monitoring in neonatal intensive care [PDF]
This paper presents the outcomes from a cognitive engineering project addressing the design problems of computerized monitoring in neonatal intensive care.
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Background Landmark reports suggest that sharing health data between clinical computer systems should improve patient safety and the quality of care. Enhancing the use of informatics in primary care is usually a key part of these strategies.
Simon de Lusignan, Sheila Teasdale
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Towards validation of a new computerised test of goal neglect: preliminary evidence from clinical and neuroimaging pilot studies [PDF]
Objective: Goal neglect is a significant problem following brain injury, and is a target for rehabilitation. It is not yet known how neural activation might change to reflect rehabilitation gains.
Brennan, David +3 more
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Development of a database for cervical cytology reports
Background Cervical cancer is an important cause of female mortality. Its incidence, however, has been drastically reduced by early detection using the Papanicolaou screening method.
Eduardo Dreizzen +4 more
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The measurement of enhancement in mathematical abilities as a result of joint cognitive trainings in numerical and visual-spatial skills: A preliminary study [PDF]
A body of literature shows the significant role of visual-spatial skills played in the improvement of mathematical skills in the primary school. The main goal of the current study was to investigate the impact of a combined visuo-spatial and mathematical
Agus M +5 more
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Background UK primary care records are computerised and these records are used for both research and quality improvement. However, there is disparity in the prevalence of diabetes found in epidemiological studies compared with that reported through the ...
Ashkan Bagheri +4 more
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Denmark and New Zealand are two small countries whose primary care physicians are at the forefront of the use of electronic medical records (EMRs). This is the first of a series of five papers which contrasts the health care systems in Denmark and New ...
Denis Protti, Tom Bowden, Ib Johansen
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Background The incorrect use of medications may result from improper prescribing. The poor interface and design of computerised physician order entry (CPOE) systems may contribute.
Lovisa Hagstedt +2 more
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