International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 4 , Pages 232-242 , April 2010

Personal digital assistant with a barcode reader—A medical decision support system for nurses in home care

  • Pauline E. Johansson

      Affiliations

    • The eHealth Institute and the School of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
    • The School of Natural Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: eHealth Institute, Linnaeus University, SE-391 82 Kalmar, Sweden. Tel.: +46 480 497174; fax: +46 480 44 60 32.
    • ,
  • Göran I. Petersson

      Affiliations

    • The eHealth Institute and the School of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
    • ,
  • Gunilla C. Nilsson

      Affiliations

    • The eHealth Institute and the School of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden

Received 12 March 2009 ,Revised 5 November 2009 ,Accepted 9 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.01.004

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 4 , Pages 232-242 , April 2010

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