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. 2002 Nov 9;325(7372):1090-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7372.1090.

Why general practitioners use computers and hospital doctors do not--Part 2: scalability

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Why general practitioners use computers and hospital doctors do not--Part 2: scalability

Tim Benson. BMJ. .
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Information flows within a hospital. Each box may represent several different computer systems from different suppliers
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A 1981 vintage general practice computing system

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