International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 176-183 , March 2008

Tracking the social dimensions of RFID systems in hospitals

Received 28 August 2006 ,Revised 12 March 2007 ,Accepted 29 April 2007.

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PII: S1386-5056(07)00093-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2007.04.010

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 77, Issue 3 , Pages 176-183 , March 2008