Computerized physician order entry in US hospitals: results of a 2002 survey.

Joan S. Ash; Paul N. Gorman; Veena Seshadri; William R. Hersh

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Computerized physician order entry in US hospitals: results of a 2002 survey.

March 6, 2005

Ash JS, Gorman PN, Seshadri V, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2004;11(2):95-9.

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