Organisational factors in the use and implementation of ICT in day services for adults with learning disabilities

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-132

  Parsons, Sarah ^a   Daniels, Harry ^b   Porter, Jill ^c   Robertson, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33749338101     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979506799103587     Document Type: Article

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