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Methods Inf Med 1995; 34(05): 441-445
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634628
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The Synergism of Health/Medical Informatics Revisited

D.J. Protti
1   Victoria, Health Information Science University of Victoria, BC Canada
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