Legal and Regulatory Issues Related to the Use of Clinical Software in Health Care Delivery

Clinical Decision Support

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 423-444

  Miller, Randolph A ^a   Miller, Sarah M ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012369377-8/50021-0     Document Type: Chapter

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