From black bag to black box: Will computers improve the NHS?

BMJ

Volumn 312, Issue 7043, 1996, Pages 1371-1372

  Donaldson, Liam J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0030002482     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7043.1371a     Document Type: Editorial

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