iPhone as Medical Assistant


	iPhone as Medical Assistant

Rebecca Ruiz

3-24-2009 10:30 AM

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Rebecca Ruiz says:

Check out this columnist's interesting take on the medical device applications that were introduced at last week's Apple announcement. Do you use your iPhone or PDA for health and wellness purposes?

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