International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 88-97 , February 2012

Do hospital physicians’ attitudes change during PACS implementation? A cross-sectional acceptance study

  • Bram Pynoo

      Affiliations

    • Ghent University Hospital, Radiology and Medical Imaging, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: UZ Gent-Dienst ICT (1AG), De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent. Tel.: +32 9 332 65 28; fax: +32 9 332 49 60.
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  • Pieter Devolder

      Affiliations

    • Ghent University Hospital, Radiology and Medical Imaging, Belgium
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  • Wouter Duyck

      Affiliations

    • Ghent University, Department of Experimental Psychology, Belgium
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  • Johan van Braak

      Affiliations

    • Ghent University, Department of Educational Studies, Belgium
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  • Bart Sijnave

      Affiliations

    • Ghent University Hospital, Department of ICT, Belgium
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  • Philippe Duyck

      Affiliations

    • Ghent University Hospital, Radiology and Medical Imaging, Belgium

Received 10 November 2010 ,Revised 13 October 2011 ,Accepted 16 October 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.10.007

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 88-97 , February 2012

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