Perceived improvement in integrated management of childhood illness implementation through use of mobile technology: Qualitative evidence from a pilot study in Tanzania

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 118-127

  Mitchell, Marc ^a   Getchell, Maya ^b   Nkaka, Melania ^c   Msellemu, Daniel ^d   Van Esch, Jan ^c   Hedt Gauthier, Bethany ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^c D Tree International ^*  (Tanzania)

^d IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MICROCOMPUTER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; TANZANIA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SELF EFFICACY; TANZANIA;

EID: 84861302665     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.649105     Document Type: Review

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