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Adoption of Medical Technology: The Hospital's Three Decision Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Ann Lennarson Greer
Ann Lennarson Greer
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University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , July 1985 , pp. 669 - 680
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