Building a health informatics workforce in developing countries

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-278

  Hersh, William ^a   Margolis, Alvaro ^b   Quirós, Fernán ^c   Otero, Paula ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cufré in Montevideo ^*  (Argentina)

^c HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; REVIEW; SKILL; ARTICLE; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77952357406     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0883     Document Type: Review

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