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Reviews in Medical Informatics (110) Electronic Health Records (1294) Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Apps for Health and Medicine (88) Clinical Informatics (1291) Ethics, Privacy, and Legal Issues (605) E-Health Policy and Health Systems Innovation (330) Clinical Information and Decision Making (1867)

Published on in Vol 10, No 1 (2022): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/17278, first published .
The Use of Blockchain Technology in the Health Care Sector: Systematic Review

The Use of Blockchain Technology in the Health Care Sector: Systematic Review

The Use of Blockchain Technology in the Health Care Sector: Systematic Review

Authors of this article:

Deepa Elangovan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Chiau Soon Long2 Author Orcid Image ;   Faizah Safina Bakrin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ching Siang Tan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Khang Wen Goh3 Author Orcid Image ;   Siang Fei Yeoh4 Author Orcid Image ;   Mei Jun Loy5 Author Orcid Image ;   Zahid Hussain6 Author Orcid Image ;   Kah Seng Lee7 Author Orcid Image ;   Azam Che Idris8 Author Orcid Image ;   Long Chiau Ming9 Author Orcid Image
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