Introducing the electronic patient record (EPR) in a hospital setting: Boundary work and shifting constructions of professional identities

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 761-775

  Håland, Erna ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Boundary work; Electronic patient record; Professional identities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84862324448     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01413.x     Document Type: Article

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