Medical informatics in medical research: The Severe Malaria in African Children (SMAC) Network's Experience

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 483-491

  Olola, Christopher H O ^a,i   Missinou, M A ^b,c   Issifou, S ^b,c   Anane Sarpong, E ^d   Abubakar, I ^e   Gandi, J N ^a   Chagomerana, M ^f   Pinder, M ^e   Agbenyega, T ^d   Kremsner, P G ^b,c   Newton, C R J C ^a   Wypij, D ^g   Taylor, T E ^f,h  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Albert Schweitzer Hospital   (Gabon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^e Medical Research Council and Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital   (Gambia)

^f Blantyre Malaria Project   (Malawi)

^g BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Malaria; Medical infomatics computing; Multi center studies

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750200843     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634108     Document Type: Article

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