British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 22-24 , January 2010

A comparison of handwritten to computerised urological operative notes

  • Ivo Dukic

      Affiliations

    • The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Urology Department, The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, Magdala Avenue, London N19 5NF, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 07832352582.
    • ,
  • Greg Shaw

      Affiliations

    • The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Marko Dukic

      Affiliations

    • London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mahreen Hussain

      Affiliations

    • The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Salah Al-Buheissi

      Affiliations

    • The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Barry Maraj

      Affiliations

    • The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 0207 2723070.

Received 13 May 2009 ,Revised 1 October 2009 ,Accepted 13 October 2009.

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PII: S1875-9742(09)00180-3

doi: 10.1016/j.bjmsu.2009.10.002

British Journal of Medical & Surgical Urology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 22-24 , January 2010

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