The role of learning-by-using in the design of health care technologies: A case study

Information Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-99

  Hyysalo, Sampsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Innovation; Learning; Learning by using

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745006603     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240600567196     Document Type: Review

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