Accuracy and quality of immunization information systems in forty-one low income countries

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-10

  Bosch Capblanch, Xavier ^a   Ronveaux, Olivier ^b   Doyle, Vicki ^a   Remedios, Valerie ^c   Bchir, Abdallah ^d  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b WHO   (Switzerland)

^c Euro Health Group   (Denmark)

^d GAVI Alliance   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Data Quality Audit; Developing countries; GAVI; Immunization information

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA QUALITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; VACCINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 58449111840     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02181.x     Document Type: Article

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