Linking the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and health information system (HIS) classifications: Issues and options

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 988-995

  Rowe, A K ^a   Hirnschall, G ^b   Lambrechts, T ^b   Bryce, J ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child health services; Delivery of integrated health care; Disease classification; Information systems; Translation guidelines

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EAR INFECTION; FEVER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INJURY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; POLIOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES EVALUATION; INFORMATION; INTERVIEWS; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; WORLD;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TERMINOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0033369265     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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