The phrase "a brief inventory" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a short list or summary of items, tasks, or points to consider.
Example: "Before we begin the meeting, let's take a moment to review a brief inventory of the topics we need to cover."
Alternatives: "a short list" or "a quick summary".
Takes a brief inventory of the boat.
For this study we designed a brief inventory of patient values in domains of family, intimate relations, friends, work, health, and growth or learning.
General medical and psychiatric health was assessed using a brief inventory designed for use in neuropsychological research [1, 32].
Amos Eno, Willard Dyche, & Laura Mass, "State of the land: A brief inventory of public and private land in the United States," Resources First Foundation, https://www.landcan.org/pdfs/StateoftheLand.pdf, (n.d.).
As your day winds down, take a few moments to take a brief inventory of your day.
Sixty-six NCI-designated centerscenters of the CCP and 41 IMPs were eligible to participate in a brief inventory about clinical services, education, and research.
GPRI, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and Impact of Event Scale (IES).
As our main interest was the development of a brief RIASEC inventory, the next step was the selection of items for this short instrument.
Visual analogue scales, a numeric scale, a Brief Pain Inventory, the dose of analgesics and the requirement for re-irradiation are the most frequently used [ 14].
Due to its advantage as a brief screening inventory for PTSD "caseness", it was frequently used in recent, especially Scandinavian disaster research [ 17, 18].
To assess whether pain and skeletal-related events were reduced with abiraterone acetate, Logothetis and colleagues [ 48] issued a 'Brief Pain Inventory' questionnaire at baseline, day 15 of cycle 1, and day 1 of each cycle thereafter.
