Reducing the disruptive effects of interruption: a cognitive framework for analysing the costs and benefits of intervention strategies.

Deborah A. Boehm-Davis; Roger Remington

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Reducing the disruptive effects of interruption: a cognitive framework for analysing the costs and benefits of intervention strategies.

September 26, 2016

Boehm-Davis DA, Remington R. Accid Anal Prev. 2009;41(5):1124-9.

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This article explains how interruptions affect cognition and how disruption may lead to errors.

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