Moving beyond implementation to sustained use of computers in general practice in Australia

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Bomba, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerisation; Doctors; General practitioners

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SCIENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WRITING;

EID: 4344684210     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2004.004827     Document Type: Article

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