Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 231-238 , November 2004

Nurses’ adoption of technology: Application of Rogers’ innovation-diffusion model

  • Ting-Ting Lee

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ting-Ting Lee, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, National Taipei College of Nursing, No. 365 Min-Te Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 112

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☆ Supported by a grant from the National Science Council (NSC90-2314-B-182-067).

PII: S0897-1897(04)00071-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.09.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 231-238 , November 2004

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