Toward a political perspective of integration in information systems research: The case of health information systems in India

Information Technology for Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-94

  Sahay, Sundeep ^a   Monteiro, Eric ^a,b   Aanestad, Margunn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health information systems; India; Integration strategies; Politics

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTHCARE SECTORS; INDIA; INTEGRATED HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION STRATEGY; POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE; POLITICS; TECHNICAL ASPECTS;

INTEGRATION;

EID: 67650269430     PISSN: 02681102     EISSN: 15540170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/itdj.20119     Document Type: Article

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