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A personal computer database system for head and neck cancer records

Journal of Medical Systems volume 12, pages 43–55 (1988)Cite this article

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The computerized database system described was initially developed in 1986 to facilitate analysis of retrospective head and neck cancer data from the Royal Adelaide Hospital Department of Otolaryngology. This has now been expanded to become an on-going patient information management system. It is based on the dBase-III-Plus database package and is implemented on an IBM XT compatible computer. The system was designed to be used by staff without specialist computer skills and is therefore largely “menu-driven.” The main functions include patient record creation, update, and retrieval, and the production of reports including graphical presentations. There is also a powerful but easy to use query facility. The system has already provided much useful epidemiological material but is now beginning to fulfill an even more important role in patient follow-up and in assisting evaluation of alternative treatment protocols.

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  1. From the Department of Otolaryngology, Flinders Medical Centre, 5042, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

    Peter R. Schloeffel BSc Hons. (Computer Science), BM, BS

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Schloeffel, P.R. A personal computer database system for head and neck cancer records. J Med Syst 12, 43–55 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002375

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Keywords

  • Neck Cancer
  • Database System
  • Information Management System
  • Hospital Department
  • Computerize Database