The suitability of care pathways for integrating processes and information systems in healthcare

Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-301

  Crocker, Thomas ^a   Johnson, Owen ^a   King, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Information systems; National health service; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349684571     PISSN: 17506166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506160910979379     Document Type: Article

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