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Methods Inf Med 1996; 35(03): 181-184
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634656
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Art and Science – Problems and Solutions

A. L. Rector
1   Medical Informatics Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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