The Socio-Politics of Technology and Innovation: Problematizing the 'Caring' in Healthcare?

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 334-352

  Coughlan, Rory ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

consumerism; innovation; management; nursing; patient experience; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249158660     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.sth.8700078     Document Type: Article

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