Health information systems,'safety' and organizational learning

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 128-137

  Beynon Davies, P ^a   Lloyd Williams, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 31544439990     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146045829800400303     Document Type: Article

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