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Making healthcare safer by understanding, designing and buying better IT

Harold Thimbleby, Alexis Lewis and John Williams
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.15-3-258
Clin Med June 2015
Harold Thimbleby
ACollege of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Roles: professor of computer science
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BCollege of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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CCollege of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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vol. 15 no. 3 258-262
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.15-3-258
PubMed: 
26031976
Published By: 
Royal College of Physicians
Print ISSN: 
1470-2118
Online ISSN: 
1473-4893
History: 
  • Published online June 1, 2015.
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  1. Harold Thimbleby , professor of computer science A ⇑ ,
  2. Alexis Lewis , PhD researcher B and
  3. John Williams , professor of health services research C
  1. ACollege of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
  2. BCollege of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
  3. CCollege of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
  1. Address for correspondence: Prof H Thimbleby, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK. Email: harold{at}thimbleby.net

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