The Nigerian health care system: Need for integrating adequate medical intelligence and surveillance systems

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 470-478

  Welcome, Menizibeya Osain ^a  

^a BELARUSIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Health care; medical intelligence; medical surveillance systems; Nigeria; Nigerian health care system; public health

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865446557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.90100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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