Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems: Is the Pharmacist's Role Justified?
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Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Systems
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1067-5027,1527-974X
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.m1469