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Methods Inf Med 1996; 35(03): 157-172
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634664
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Medical Informatics, Art or Science?

Jan H. van Bemmel
1   Department of Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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