System ergonomic analysis of the morning ward round in an intensive care unit
โ Scribed by W. Friesdorf; S. Konichezky; F. Gross-Alltag; G. Federolf; B. Schwilk; H. Wiedeck
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 867 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0748-1977
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