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Editorial
. 2017 Sep;107(9):1365-1367.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303938.

Successes and Continued Challenges of Electronic Health Records for Chronic Disease Surveillance

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Editorial

Successes and Continued Challenges of Electronic Health Records for Chronic Disease Surveillance

Guthrie S Birkhead. Am J Public Health. 2017 Sep.
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