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Neglected Issues in the Diffusion of Health Care Technologies:The Role of Skills and Learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

David Feeny
David Feeny
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McMaster University
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , July 1985 , pp. 681 - 692
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