Implementing a new health management information system in Uganda

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 214-224

  Gladwin, Jean ^a,c   Dixon, Robert A ^a,b   Wilson, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Sheffield Health and Social Research Consortium   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Health information; Information use; Organisational change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIFFUSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PROCESS MODEL;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; UGANDA;

EID: 0037865235     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czg026     Document Type: Article

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