Healthc Inform Res.  2025 Jan;31(1):107-110. 10.4258/hir.2025.31.1.107.

Era of Digital Healthcare: Emergence of the Smart Patient

• Huhh D
• Shin K
• Kim M
• Lee J
• Kim H
• Choi J
• Ban S

• KMID: 2564356
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2025.31.1.107

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  Figure 1 Conceptual diagram of new roles of the smart patient.

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