Health information system reform in South Africa: Developing an essential data set

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 632-636

  Shaw, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community health services; Data collection methods; Delivery of health care; Health status indicators; Information systems organization and administration; Program evaluation methods; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION SYSTEM;

DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 23844525728     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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