International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 4 , Pages e18-e23 , April 2010

Usability testing: a review of some methodological and technical aspects of the method

Received 11 March 2008 ,Revised 20 August 2008 ,Accepted 15 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.12.004

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 4 , Pages e18-e23 , April 2010