Medical innovation as a process of translation: A case from the field of telemedicine

British Journal of Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1011-1026

  Nicolini, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78249285634     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2008.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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