Social richness, socio-technical tension and the virtual commissioning of NHS research

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Morgan, Philip A ^a   McCourt, Christine A ^a   Youll, Penny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COOPERATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEAMWORK; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 34347351935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-5-8     Document Type: Article

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