Evaluation criteria for district health management information systems: Lessons from the Ministry of Health, Kenya

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-38

  Odhiambo Otieno, George W ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

District health management information system; District health system; Evaluation criteria

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

DESIGN STATES; DISTRICT HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (DHMIS); DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEMS (DHS);

HEALTH CARE;

EMPIRICISM; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KENYA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 11144220013     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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