E-Prescription across Europe

Health and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 205-219

  Kierkegaard, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross border; Data protection; E health; E Prescription; Health portal; Privacy; Security

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEGAL ASPECT; PHARMACY;

EID: 84883283763     PISSN: 21907188     EISSN: 21907196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12553-012-0037-0     Document Type: Article

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