Decentralization of the Greek National Telemedicine System

Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics: Research and Practices

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 278-296

  Apostolakis, Ioannis ^a   Valsamos, Periklis ^b   Varlamis, Iraklis ^c  

^a PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b Greek Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity   (Greece)

^c ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

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EID: 78049242663     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-690-7.ch013     Document Type: Chapter

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