International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 74, Issue 11 , Pages 960-972 , December 2005

Nurses’ information management across complex health care organizations

  • Ragnhild Hellesø

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1153 Blindern, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 22 85 05 66; fax: +47 22 85 05 70.
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  • Lena Sorensen

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Ave Denver, CO 80262, USA
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  • Margarethe Lorensen

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1153 Blindern, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway

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PII: S1386-5056(05)00110-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.07.010

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 74, Issue 11 , Pages 960-972 , December 2005

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