Missing clinical information: The system is down

JAMA

Volumn 293, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 617-619

  Elder, Nancy C ^a   Hickner, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 12844263575     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.5.617     Document Type: Editorial

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