Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 5 , Pages 199-205.e2 , September 2008

A brief history of nursing informatics in the United States of America

  • Judy G. Ozbolt, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, FAIMBE

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr. Judy G. Ozbolt, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Organizational Systems & Adult Health, 655 West Lombard Street, Suite 455, Baltimore, MD 21201-1579
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  • Virginia K. Saba, EdD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, LL

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