Electronic tuberculosis surveillance systems: A tool for managing today's TB programs

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Nadol, Patrick ^a   Stinson, K W ^a   Coggin, W ^a   Naicker, M ^a   Wells, C D ^a   Miller, B ^a   Nelson, L J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic; Surveillance; TB HIV; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

COMPUTER; COST; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDEMIC; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; TRAINING; TUBERCULOSIS;

DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 40549090903     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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