Technology adoption and implementation in organisations: Comparative case studies of 12 English NHS Trusts

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kyratsis, Yiannis ^a   Ahmad, Raheelah ^a   Holmes, Alison ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84860491313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000872     Document Type: Article

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