The work to make telemedicine work: A social and articulative view

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2754-2767

  Nicolini, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heath care practices; Information technology; Italy; Telelemedicine

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICINE; PERSISTENCE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; ITALY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; SOCIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; ITALY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TELEMEDICINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646080100     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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