Altering a computerized laboratory test order form rationalizes ordering of laboratory tests in primary care physicians
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Altering a computerized laboratory test order form rationalizes ordering of laboratory tests in primary care physicians
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medical Informatics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1386-5056
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.11.013