Improving access to information for nursing staff in remote areas: The potential of the internet and other networked information resources

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-62

  Farmer, Jane ^a   Richardson, Amanda ^b   Lawton, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information provision; Information technology; Internet; Nursing

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION USE; INTERNET; NURSING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

INFORMATION PROVISIONS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033076428     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-4012(98)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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