Evaluation of electronic discharge summaries: A comparison of documentation in electronic and handwritten discharge summaries
β Scribed by Joanne L. Callen; Melanie Alderton; Jean McIntosh
- Book ID
- 113652140
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 479 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-5056
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