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spellingShingle Hang, Choi, Kim, Electronics, A Novel EMR Integrity Management Based on a Medical Blockchain Platform in Hospital, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture, Signal Processing, Control and Systems Engineering
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topic Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Hardware and Architecture, Signal Processing, Control and Systems Engineering
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