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Internet based data collection and analysis.

R Workman·E Beatty·D Workman
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This paper will discuss Internet based data collection and analysis utilizing a Windows 95 and a UNIX hosted system. Forms on the World Wide Web (WWW) that illustrate the use of this technology in medical research, conference registration, and patient care will be highlighted. Some of the details involved with creating data collection forms will be presented. The paper concludes with the recommendation that the Health Telematics curricula should include a unit on creating Internet based data collection forms.

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R Workman, E Beatty, D Workman. 1998. Internet based data collection and analysis.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10179617/

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