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Editorial

Improving immunization data management: an editorial on the potential of electronic health records

Erika AbramsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA;Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA;New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA;Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative (HITEC), New York, NY, USA;Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rainu KaushalDepartment of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA;Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA;New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA;Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative (HITEC), New York, NY, USA;Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy, New York, NY, USA;Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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Joshua VestDepartment of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA;Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative (HITEC), New York, NY, USA;Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy, New York, NY, USA
Pages 189-191 | Published online: 18 Dec 2013

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