Open source GIS for HIV/AIDS management

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Vanmeulebrouk, Bas ^a   Rivett, Ulrike ^b   Ricketts, Adam ^c   Loudon, Melissa ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Spatial Dimension ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; GIS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RESOURCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOUTH AFRICA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFTWARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 56449113486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-7-53     Document Type: Article

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