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        DOI:
        10.1055/s-00034612
      
      
        Yearbook of Medical Informatics
      
      
        
          
            Issue 01 ·
           Volume 16 ·
            2007
            
          
           DOI: 10.1055/s-008-39291 
          
          
          
  
    
      
    
  
  
        
        
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
      
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
        
          
            
              
              
              
                
                  
                    
                    
                      
                          
                          
                            
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              Coiera, E.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hovenga, E. J. S: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Bates, D. W.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Knaup, Petra; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Bott, Oliver; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kohl, Christian; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Lovis, Christian; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Garde, Sebastian: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Sfakianakis, S.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Chronaki, C.E.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Chiarugi, F.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Conforti, F.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Katehakis, D.G.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Leong, T. Y.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kaiser, K.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Miksch, S.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Frey, L. J.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Maojo, V.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Mitchell, J. A.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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                  Managing Editor for the IMIA Yearbook Section on Bioinformatics: 
                
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
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              Lorenzi, Nancy M.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              
                
                
                  
                
                  
                
                
                
                
                  
                
                  
                
                
                  (IMIA President 2004-2007): 
                
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
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              Geissbuhler, A.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Haux, R.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kulikowski, C.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Ball, M.J.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              van Bemmel, J.H.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Kaihara, S.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Hutter, M.: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
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              Lovis, C.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              
                
                
                  
                
                  
                
                
                
                
                  
                
                  
                
                
                  Managing Editor for the IMIA Yearbook Section on Sustainable Health Care Systems: 
                
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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                  Managing Editor for the IMIA Yearbook Section on Patient Records: 
                
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                            
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
                          
  
  
    
      
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              Bott, O. J.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              
                
                
                  
                
                  
                
                
                
                
                  
                
                  
                
                
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              Beuscart-Zéphir, M.-C.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Elkin, Peter; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Pelayo, Sylvia; 
              
            
          
            
              
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              Othmani, M. Bennani; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Diouny, S.; 
              
            
          
            
              
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              Coiera, E.; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Magrabi, F.; 
              
            
          
            
              
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              Zrimec, T.; 
              
            
          
            
              
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              Nakaya, Jun: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
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              Murray, Peter J.; 
              
            
          
            
              
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              Engelbrecht, Rolf; 
              
            
          
            
              
              Hasman, Arie: 
              
            
          
      
    
    
    
    
      
      
        
      
      
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
    
   
                      
                          
                          
                            
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