Clinical practice in a computer world: Considering the issues

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 340-346

  Hughes, Rhidian A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care; Clinical; Computers; Delivery; Hardware; Health; Information technology; Nursing; Policy; Practice; Social; Software; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTERS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0037491436     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02625.x     Document Type: Review

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