Distracted doctoring and the iPatient

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Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 267-271

  Dossey, Larry ^a  

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ANESTHESIST; CARDIAC SURGEON; DEHUMANIZATION; DISTRACTIBILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAW SUIT; LAWYER; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOBILE PHONE; NURSE ANESTHETIST; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ATTENTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONICS; INTERNET; MICROCOMPUTER;

ATTENTION; CELL PHONES; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84923176100     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: 18787541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2014.06.007     Document Type: Editorial

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