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Methods Inf Med 1993; 32(01): 9-11
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634898
Editorial Commentary
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Taking Inventory of Medical Decision Support Software Development

R. A. Miller
1   Section on Medical Informatics, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, USA
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Response to Heathfield HA, Wyatt J. Philosophies for the design and development of clinical decision-support systems. Meth Inform Med 1993; 32: 1-8.

 

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