Digitalisation of the EU Healthcare System: Member States Enabling the European Health Data Space
By: Lucia Mokrá
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2026.31.01.12 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9452 | Journal ISSN: 1689-7404
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 217 - 227
Submitted on: Jul 21, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 13, 2025
Published on: Apr 15, 2026
Published by: University of Białystok
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