Short report: Piloting paperless data entry for clinical research in Africa

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 301-303

  Missinou, Michel A ^a,b   Olola, Christopher H O ^c   Issifou, Saadou ^a   Matsiegui, Pierre Blaise ^a   Adegnika, Ayola A ^a   Borrmann, Steffen ^b   Wypij, David ^d   Taylor, Terrie E ^e   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,b  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

^b Institut fur Tropenmedizin   (Germany)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SYSTEM; GABON; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RURAL AREA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY;

AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 18244403175     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.301     Document Type: Article

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