Practice nurses and computing: Some evidence on utilization, training, and attitudes to computer use

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-16

  Miller, A ^a   Jeffcote, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042316515     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146045829700300103     Document Type: Article

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