Interoperability: The cure for what ails us (Government affairs)

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-90

  Kun, Luis ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GUIDELINES; INDUSTRY; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846681331     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2007.289126     Document Type: Review

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