National Programme for IT: The £30 billion question

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 514, 2005, Pages 340-342

  Williams, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 17844389358     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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