International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 77, Issue 12 , Pages 848-854 , December 2008

The use of health information technology in seven nations

  • Ashish K. Jha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 432 5551; fax: +1 617 432 4494.
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  • David Doolan

      Affiliations

    • Information Technology and Telecommunications, Hunter New England Area Health Service, Australia
    • ,
  • Daniel Grandt

      Affiliations

    • Hospital of Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany
    • ,
  • Tim Scott

      Affiliations

    • School of Management, University of St. Andrews, UK
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  • David W. Bates

      Affiliations

    • Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA

Received 11 March 2008 ,Revised 20 May 2008 ,Accepted 2 June 2008.

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PII: S1386-5056(08)00088-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.06.007

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 77, Issue 12 , Pages 848-854 , December 2008

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