Computerization of Primary Care in the United States

International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI)

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1-23

  Anderson, James G ^a   Balas, E Andrew ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

decision support systems; electronic health record; electronic prescription system; physicians

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001727434     PISSN: 15553396     EISSN: 1555340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jhisi.2006070101     Document Type: Article

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