Information In Practice
Email consultations in health care: 1—scope and effectiveness
BMJ 2004; 329 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7463.435 (Published 19 August 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;329:435Data supplement
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