Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 27-38 , March 2009

Computerized physician order entry in critical care

  • Kirsten Colpaert, MD (Medical Doctor, Intensivist)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 9 332 63 17; Fax: +32 9 332 50 21.
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  • Johan Decruyenaere, MD, PhD (Professor of Medicine, Head of Department)

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2008.07.002

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 27-38 , March 2009

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