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An integrated cardiorespiratory pathology information system.

C L Soskolne·B Goldstein·I A Haffajee·G Cowling
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An integrated computer system which is in its initial year of implementation has been developed to handle pathological data of cardiorespiratory organs. On the single entry of data captured at the source, the interactive computer system generates reports for administrative requirements by law, updates a data base of cardiorespiratory histopathological data for research purposes and facilitates inquiry for periodical management reports. The system is based on multiple-source documents which have numerically precoded choice option statements as well as free text provision for those statements where precoded options are not provided. The computer system has replaced manual system procedures most effectively in terms of cost.

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C L Soskolne, B Goldstein, I A Haffajee, G Cowling. 1976-10-12. An integrated cardiorespiratory pathology information system.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/996683/

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