Radio frequency identification: The big role player in health care management

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 490-505

  Zare Mehrjerdi, Yahia ^a  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Business values; Case studies; Health care; Radio frequency identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053063566     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261111161851     Document Type: Article

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