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. 2003 Feb;96(2):74-6.

doi: 10.1177/014107680309600206.

The doctor, the patient and the world-wide web: how the internet is changing healthcare

J A Powell¹, M Darvell, J A M Gray

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¹ Health Services Research Unit, Department of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. john.powell@lshtm.ac.uk

PMID: 12562977
PMCID: PMC539397
DOI: 10.1177/014107680309600206

Review

The doctor, the patient and the world-wide web: how the internet is changing healthcare

J A Powell et al. J R Soc Med. 2003 Feb.

. 2003 Feb;96(2):74-6.

doi: 10.1177/014107680309600206.

Authors

J A Powell¹, M Darvell, J A M Gray

Affiliation

¹ Health Services Research Unit, Department of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. john.powell@lshtm.ac.uk

PMID: 12562977
PMCID: PMC539397
DOI: 10.1177/014107680309600206

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