Acceptance of E-prescriptions and automated medication-management systems in hospitals: An extension of the technology acceptance model

Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-96

  Escobar Rodríguez, Tomás ^a   Monge Lozano, Pedro ^a   Mercedes Romero Alonso, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automated control; Health information technology; Medication errors; TAM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861749584     PISSN: 08887985     EISSN: 15587959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/isys-10254     Document Type: Article

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