Rehumanizing technology in healthcare delivery

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2-4, 2001, Pages 123-141

  O’Connor, Stephen J ^a   Lanning, Joyce A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehumanization; healthcare delivery; patient centred behaviour; service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887879896     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: 17415144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhtm.2001.001110     Document Type: Article

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