The wireless nursing call system: Politics of discourse, technology and dependability in a pilot project

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 419-441

  Jensen, Casper Bruun ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dependability; Discourse; Health care; Politics; Technology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; NURSING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

DEPENDABILITY; DISCOURSE; POLITICS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846279802     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: 15737551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10606-006-9034-z     Document Type: Article

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