Legal concerns surrounding E-mail use in a medical practice

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 53-57

  Spiotta, Vickilyn Luria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 85026159767     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1530073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128488-200309000-00003     Document Type: Article

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