International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 12 , Pages 808-814 , December 2009

Norwegians GPs’ use of electronic patient record systems

  • Tom Christensen

      Affiliations

    • Norwegian EHR Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, MTFS, 7489 Trondheim, Norway
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  • Arild Faxvaag

      Affiliations

    • Norwegian EHR Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, MTFS, 7489 Trondheim, Norway
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  • Hallvard Lærum

      Affiliations

    • Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF Medical Centre, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway
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  • Anders Grimsmo

      Affiliations

    • Norwegian EHR Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, MTFS, 7489 Trondheim, Norway

Received 23 July 2008 ,Revised 14 July 2009 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.08.004

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 12 , Pages 808-814 , December 2009

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