International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 579-587 , September 2009

Revealing triage behaviour patterns in ER using a new technology for handwritten data acquisition

  • Christelle Despont-Gros

      Affiliations

    • Service of Medical Informatics, University of Geneva and University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Gilles Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Service of Medical Informatics, University of Geneva and University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Olivier T. Rutschmann

      Affiliations

    • Service of Adult Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Antoine Geissbuhler

      Affiliations

    • Service of Medical Informatics, University of Geneva and University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Christian Lovis

      Affiliations

    • Service of Medical Informatics, University of Geneva and University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41 22 3726201.

Received 15 March 2008 ,Revised 28 March 2009 ,Accepted 28 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.03.009

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 579-587 , September 2009

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