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Influencing factors and group differences in medical data sharing in clinical research scenarios Cover

Influencing factors and group differences in medical data sharing in clinical research scenarios

By: Meng Zhang,  Dongmei Mu and  Ping Wang  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0049 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 363 - 388
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 26, 2025
Published on: Sep 6, 2025
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
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