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Balancing technology and physician-patient knowledge though an unlearning context

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Balancing technology and physician-patient knowledge though an unlearning context. / Cegarro-Navarro, J.G.; Cepeda-Carrion , G.; Eldridge, Stephen.
In: International Journal of Information Management, Vol. 31, No. 5, 2011, p. 420-427.

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Cegarro-Navarro, JG, Cepeda-Carrion , G & Eldridge, S 2011, 'Balancing technology and physician-patient knowledge though an unlearning context', International Journal of Information Management, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 420-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.12.006

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Cegarro-Navarro, J. G., Cepeda-Carrion , G., & Eldridge, S. (2011). Balancing technology and physician-patient knowledge though an unlearning context. International Journal of Information Management, 31(5), 420-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.12.006

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Cegarro-Navarro JG, Cepeda-Carrion G, Eldridge S. Balancing technology and physician-patient knowledge though an unlearning context. International Journal of Information Management. 2011;31(5):420-427. doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2010.12.006

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Cegarro-Navarro, J.G. ; Cepeda-Carrion , G. ; Eldridge, Stephen. / Balancing technology and physician-patient knowledge though an unlearning context. In: International Journal of Information Management. 2011 ; Vol. 31, No. 5. pp. 420-427.

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