Participatory health information Systems development in Cuba - The challenge of addressing multiple levels in a centralized setting

PDC 2004 - Proceedings of the Eight Participatory Design Conference 2004 - Artful Integration: Interweaving Media, Materials and Practices

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 53-64

  Braa, Jøm ^a   Titlestad, Ola Hodne ^a   Sæbø, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES; SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; USER PARTICIPATION;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 27644502688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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