Understanding physician acceptance of mobile technology: Insights from two telephone interviews in Finland

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 380-395

  Han, Shengnan ^a   Harkke, Ville ^a,c   Mustonen, Pekka ^a,b,d   Seppänen, Matti ^a,b,d   Kallio, Markku ^a,b,d  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Finska Lo karforeningen Duodecim   (Finland)

^c TURKU CENTRE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Finland)

^d Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Medical knowledge diffusion; Mobile E health; Mobile medical information system; Physician acceptance

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINLAND; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; TELEPHONE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FINLAND; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 21244500142     PISSN: 17418453     EISSN: 17418461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2005.006686     Document Type: Review

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