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Methods Inf Med 2011; 50(02): 101-104
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625347
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High-quality, Standard, Controlled Healthcare Terminologies Come of Age

J. J. Cimino
1   Laboratory for Informatics Development, The Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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20 January 2018 (online)

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