The care-tech link: An examination of gender, care and technical work in healthcare labour

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-351

  Lindsay, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care work; Male nurse; Women and technology

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATION; TECHNOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149159957     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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