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Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 453-464

Net effect: Professional and ethical challenges of medicine online

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249147317     PISSN: 09631801     EISSN: 14692147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0963180108080572     Document Type: Review
Times cited : (14)

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