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Key factors in the success of an electronic patient referral system in the family physician programme: what can we do for the future?

Fatemeh Tajari
1
,
Ghahraman Mahmoudi
2
,
Fatemeh Dabbaghi
2
,
Jamshid Yazdani-Charati
3
,
Hamidreza Safikhani
4

  1. Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
  2. Hospital Administration Research Centre, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
  3. Biostatistics Department, Health Science Research Centre, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  4. Economics & Health Management, Strategic Council at National Research Network for Policy Making, Health Economics Association of Iran, Tehran, Iran
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2023; 25(1): 73–79
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2023.125496
Online publish date: 2023/03/31
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