Electronic-health in Saudi Arabia. Just around the corner?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-178

  Altuwaijri, Majid M ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; TELEMEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SAUDI ARABIA; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 40749095310     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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