Handheld vs. Laptop Computers for Electronic Data Collection in Clinical Research: A Crossover Randomized Trial
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Research Paper: Handheld vs. Laptop Computers for Electronic Data Collection in Clinical Research: A Crossover Randomized Trial
OBJECTIVE To compare users' speed, number of entry errors and satisfaction in using two current devices for electronic data collection in clinical research: handheld and laptop computers. DESIGN The authors performed a randomized cross-over trial using 160 different paper-based questionnaires and representing altogether 45,440 variables. Four data coders were instructed to record, according t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1067-5027,1527-974X
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.m3041