Telecare as Institutional Interaction: Checking up on the Client and Creating Continuity

• Published in: Journal of technology in human services Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 205 - 224
• Main Authors: Räsänen, Jenni-Mari, Saario, Sirpa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 03.07.2015
• Subjects: Computer programs; Contact; Continuity; floating support services; information and communication technology; institutional interaction; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Receiving; Screens; Telecare; telehealth

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