Biomedical and health informatics in Peru: Significance for public health

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 246-251

  Curioso, Walter H ^a,b   Peinado, Jesus ^c   Rubio, Crisogono F ^d   Lazo Escalante, Marcela ^a   Castagnetto, Jesus M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INMENSA   (Peru)

^d Health and Telecommunications Consultant   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; MONITORING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STAFF TRAINING;

HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PERU; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 69449106880     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00857.x     Document Type: Review

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