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Remote doctors and absent patients: acting at a distance in telemedicine?

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Remote doctors and absent patients: acting at a distance in telemedicine? / Mort, Maggie M.; May, Carl R.; Williams, Tracy.
In: Science, Technology, and Human Values, Vol. 28, No. 2, 01.03.2003, p. 274-295.

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Mort, MM, May, CR & Williams, T 2003, 'Remote doctors and absent patients: acting at a distance in telemedicine?', Science, Technology, and Human Values, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 274-295. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243902250907

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Mort, M. M., May, C. R., & Williams, T. (2003). Remote doctors and absent patients: acting at a distance in telemedicine? Science, Technology, and Human Values, 28(2), 274-295. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243902250907

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Mort MM, May CR, Williams T. Remote doctors and absent patients: acting at a distance in telemedicine? Science, Technology, and Human Values. 2003 Mar 1;28(2):274-295. doi: 10.1177/0162243902250907

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Mort, Maggie M. ; May, Carl R. ; Williams, Tracy. / Remote doctors and absent patients: acting at a distance in telemedicine?. In: Science, Technology, and Human Values. 2003 ; Vol. 28, No. 2. pp. 274-295.

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