Enhancing immunization coverage through health information systems: A system dynamics approach

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 130, Issue , 2007, Pages 247-256

  Rwashana, Agnes Semwanga ^a   Williams, Ddembe Wileese ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Health information systems; immunization; System Dynamics

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; SYSTEM THEORY;

CAUSAL LOOP DIAGRAMS; DYNAMIC NATURE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SYSTEMS; QUALITATIVE MODEL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL;

IMMUNIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 66649122745     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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