The effect of computerisation on the quality of care in Australian general practice.

iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv LIST OF TABLES ix LIST OF FIGURES xi LIST OF APPENDICES xii GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS xiii CHAPTER 1 AIMS OF THIS THESIS AND CANDIDATE’S CONTRIBUTION... 1 1.1 Aims 1 1.2 Candidate’s contribution 1 1.3 Candidate’s involvement in research leading to this thesis 2 CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 5 2.