SNOMED CT: electronic health record enhances anesthesia patient safety.

Franklin R. Elevitch

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SNOMED CT: electronic health record enhances anesthesia patient safety.

November 16, 2005

Elevitch FR. AANA J. 2005;73(5):361-366.

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The author presents SNOMED CT—a standardized clinical terminology—and its usefulness for electronic health records.

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