A critical appraisal of the literature on the effects of computer-based clinical decision support systems on clinician performance and patient outcomes.

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Published in Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care on January 01, 1992

Authors

K B Langton1, M E Johnston, R B Haynes, A Mathieu

Author Affiliations

1: Health Information Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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