The behavioral side of information technology

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 117-123

  Dixon, David R ^a  

^a Byron Village Medical Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitude to computers; Diffusion of innovations; Knowledge, attitudes, practice; Medical informatics; Organizational culture; Organizational innovation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION CULTURE;

HEALTH CARE;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033485641     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(99)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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