Consumer Mobile Health Application Functional Framework, Release 2
2.0.1 - CI build
Consumer Mobile Health Application Functional Framework, Release 2, published by HL7 International / Mobile Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/cmhaff-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
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