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Characteristics of users of medical innovations

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High-Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN-Europe 1999)

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Abstract

Some innovations are adopted quickly and widely used. Others never seem to find widespread acceptance. Among the many factors related to diffusion of innovations are sociodemographic, psychological and communications variables. This examination of three groups of physicians who adopted innovations and changed some aspect of their medical practice identifies common characteristics of younger age or younger professional age, board certification or specialization, increased information seeking behavior and increased contact with opinion leaders.

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  1. Dean of Library and Information Resources, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 2040, State University, Arkansas, USA

    Mary Moore

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Peter Sloot Marian Bubak Alfons Hoekstra Bob Hertzberger

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Moore, M. (1999). Characteristics of users of medical innovations. In: Sloot, P., Bubak, M., Hoekstra, A., Hertzberger, B. (eds) High-Performance Computing and Networking. HPCN-Europe 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1593. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0100651

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