Documenting for whom? A symbolic interactionist analysis of technologically induced changes of nursing handovers

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-189

  Engesmo, Jostein ^a   Tjora, Aksel Hn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EMPLOYMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 33745846345     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: 1468005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-005X.2006.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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