Adoption of telemedicine technology by health care organizations: An exploratory study

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 197-221

  Hu, Paul Jen Hwa ^b   Chau, Patrick Y K ^a   Liu Sheng, Olivia R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039485992     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327744JOCE1203_01     Document Type: Article

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