Evaluation of existing District Health Management Information Systems: A case study of the District Health Systems in Kenya

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 733-744

  Odhiambo Otieno, George W ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

District Health Management Information System; District Health System; Evaluation

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; PERSONNEL; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DISTRICT HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (DHMIS); DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM; USABILITY;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; KENYA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; KENYA; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED;

EID: 23944491586     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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