The healthcare information gap: A global and national perspective

Online Journal of Nursing Informatics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Coverdell, Mary Ann ^a,b   Utley, Rose ^b,c  

^a Ozarks Medical Center   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Nurse Educator Graduate Programs ^*

Author keywords

Digital divide; Information divide; Information gap; Information technology; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

WATER;

COMPUTER SYSTEM; DAY CARE; FOOD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22544484524     PISSN: 10899758     EISSN: 10899758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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