Developing capacity in health informatics in a resource poor setting: Lessons from Peru

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 80-

  Kimball, Ann M ^a   Curioso, Walter H ^a,b   Arima, Yuzo ^a   Fuller, Sherrilynne ^a   Garcia, Patricia J ^b   Segovia Juarez, Jose ^b   Castagnetto, Jesus M ^b   Leon Velarde, Fabiola ^b   Holmes, King K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

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EID: 70749096220     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-80     Document Type: Note

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