Hospital pharmacy automation: Collective mobility or collective control?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 491-503

  Novek, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automated dispensing; Canada; Pharmacy; Technology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CANADA; CLINICAL PHARMACY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; PACKAGING; PHARMACY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034664186     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00488-8     Document Type: Article

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