Can knowledge management enhance technology adoption in healthcare? A review of the literature

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-331

  Williams, Lestyn ^a   Dickinson, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951473808     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426410X524811     Document Type: Review

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