International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 10 , Pages 639-644 , October 2009

Format change of a laboratory test order form affects physician behavior

  • Varda Shalev

      Affiliations

    • Medical Division, Maccabi Healthcare Services, 27 HaMered Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • The School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Gabriel Chodick

      Affiliations

    • Medical Division, Maccabi Healthcare Services, 27 HaMered Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • The School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Anthony D. Heymann

      Affiliations

    • Medical Division, Maccabi Healthcare Services, 27 HaMered Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • The School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972 3 5143755; fax: +972 3 5143920.

Received 13 November 2008 ,Revised 16 April 2009 ,Accepted 22 April 2009.

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PII: S1386-5056(09)00074-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.04.011

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 10 , Pages 639-644 , October 2009

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