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Toward the paperless hospital? / Harper, R.H.R.; O'Hara, K.P.A.; Sellen, A.J. et al.
In: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 78, No. 6, 1997, p. 762-767.

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Harper, RHR, O'Hara, KPA, Sellen, AJ & Duthie, DJR 1997, 'Toward the paperless hospital?', British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 78, no. 6, pp. 762-767. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/78.6.762

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Harper, R. H. R., O'Hara, K. P. A., Sellen, A. J., & Duthie, D. J. R. (1997). Toward the paperless hospital? British Journal of Anaesthesia, 78(6), 762-767. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/78.6.762

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Harper RHR, O'Hara KPA, Sellen AJ, Duthie DJR. Toward the paperless hospital? British Journal of Anaesthesia. 1997;78(6):762-767. doi: 10.1093/bja/78.6.762

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Harper, R.H.R. ; O'Hara, K.P.A. ; Sellen, A.J. et al. / Toward the paperless hospital?. In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 1997 ; Vol. 78, No. 6. pp. 762-767.

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