The Data for Decision Making project: assessment of surveillance systems in developing countries to improve access to public health information

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 914-922

  Wilkins, K ^a   Nsubuga, P ^b   Mendlein, J ^b   Mercer, D ^c   Pappaioanou, M ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Association of American Veterinary Colleges   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Health information system; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STAFF TRAINING; TIME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 50049120771     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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