Evaluation of a bottom-up action research approach in a centralised setting: HISP in Cuba

Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2004, Pages 2411-2421

  Sæbø, Johan ^a   Titlestad, Ola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUBA; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAM (HISP); HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HIS); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 12344326619     PISSN: 10603425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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