“The Road to Professionalism in Medical Informatics: A proposal for Debate”

Methods Inf Med 1995; 34(05): 450-453
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634618

Editorial Commentary

Schattauer GmbH

J.-R. Scherrer

¹Hospital Informatics Centre, Geneva Canton University Hospital, Switzerland

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