Health Information Technology Will Shift the Medical Care Paradigm
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The impact of information technology on health
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0394-y