Layers in sorting practices: Sorting out patients with potential cancer

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 123-153

  Møller, Naja Holten ^a   Bjørn, Pernille ^a  

^a IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Collaboration; Pre diagnostic work; Sorting

Indexed keywords

BOOKING SYSTEMS; CANCER; CANCER PATIENTS; COLLABORATION; COLLABORATIVE PROCESS; DATES AND TIME; DENMARK; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL GUIDELINES; OUT-PATIENTS; PRE-DIAGNOSTIC WORK;

DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE; MERGING; QUEUEING THEORY; RESERVATION SYSTEMS; SORTING;

DISEASES;

EID: 80052965202     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: 15737551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10606-011-9133-3     Document Type: Article

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