Health and medical informatics in Croatia: International perspectives and initiatives

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-308

  Kern, Josipa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CROATIA; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SCIENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 56549087543     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00824.x     Document Type: Review

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