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+hapi-fhir
+=========
+
+HAPI FHIR - Java API for HL7 FHIR Clients and Servers
+
+Complete project documentation is available here:
+http://jamesagnew.github.io/hapi-fhir/
+
+A demonstration of this project is available here:
+http://fhirtest.uhn.ca/
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+