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Editorial
. 2007 Jun;16(3):162-3.
doi: 10.1136/qshc.2006.021345.

Misconnecting for health: (lack of) advice for professionals on the safe use of mobile phone technology

Hilary Pinnock, Roger Slack, Aziz Sheikh
Editorial

Misconnecting for health: (lack of) advice for professionals on the safe use of mobile phone technology

Hilary Pinnock et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Ensuring that good clinical practice keeps pace with technological innovation requires that safety and medico‐legal issues are identified, and agreed nationally and internationally

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