Effects of a fingerprint reader on survey responses of primary care patients.
Given the potential of patients using computer programs in health care settings, we studied the effect of a fingerprint reader on responses to a computerized health screener. We randomized 76 primary care patients into two conditions: (1) fingerprint reader prior to screener; and (2) control conditi...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Health Psychology Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 187 - 193 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Jan2003
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