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Methods Inf Med 1996; 35(03): 185-188
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634671
Editorial Commentary
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The Scope of Medical Informatics as Art and Science

C. A. Kulikowski
1   Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
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