Analysis of medication possession ratio for improved blood pressure control - Towards a semantic web technology enabled workbench

Health Care and Informatics Review Online

Volumn , Issue OCT., 2008, Pages

  Mabotuwana, Thusitha ^a   Warren, Jim ^a   Gaikwad, Rekha ^a   Kennelly, John ^a   Kenealy, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 57349098304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11764201     Source Type: Journal    
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