Becker, Daniel M.; Sarel, Dan; Gardner, Laurence B. - In: Social Science & Medicine 21 (1985) 3, pp. 291-298
New medical technologies are adopted by practising physicians at varying rates. Thrombolytic therapy is an example of a technological advance that many physicians have seemed reluctant to employ. A random sample of board certified internists was surveyed by mail to study factors that influence...