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The use of smartphones in general and internal medicine units: A boon or a bane to the promotion of interprofessional collaboration?

Vivian LoCentre for Innovation in Complex Care, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Robert C. Wu
,
Dante Morra
,
Lydia LeeShared Information Management Services, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
&
Scott Reeves
Pages 276-282 | Received 19 Apr 2011, Accepted 29 Jan 2012, Published online: 09 Apr 2012

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