The Purola model and the Holistic Concept of Man metaphor as bases for the networked view of decision-making in eHealth and eWelfare

The essence of the essay is to outline two models or metaphors of different philosophic and practical origins, with the aim of recombining the two to encompass some relevant aspects of modern information systems contexts in eHealth and eWelfare. The Purola model and the Holistic Concept of Man refer...

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Main Author: Jaakko Hakula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Social and Health Informatics Association 2009-05-01
Series:Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare
Online Access:https://journal.fi/finjehew/article/view/1939