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Future patients? Telehealthcare, roles and responsibilities. / Finch, Tracy L.; Mort, Maggie; Mair, Frances S. et al.
In: Health and Social Care in the Community, Vol. 16, No. 1, 01.01.2008, p. 86-95.

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Finch, TL, Mort, M, Mair, FS & May, CR 2008, 'Future patients? Telehealthcare, roles and responsibilities', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 86-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00726.x

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Finch, T. L., Mort, M., Mair, F. S., & May, C. R. (2008). Future patients? Telehealthcare, roles and responsibilities. Health and Social Care in the Community, 16(1), 86-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00726.x

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Finch TL, Mort M, Mair FS, May CR. Future patients? Telehealthcare, roles and responsibilities. Health and Social Care in the Community. 2008 Jan 1;16(1):86-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00726.x

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Finch, Tracy L. ; Mort, Maggie ; Mair, Frances S. et al. / Future patients? Telehealthcare, roles and responsibilities. In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2008 ; Vol. 16, No. 1. pp. 86-95.

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