The world health assembly resolutions on ehealth: Ehealth in support of universal health coverage

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 463-466

  Al Shorbaji, Najeeb ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ehealth; Information and communication technology; Millennium development goals; Universal health coverage; World health assembly; World health organization

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COST CONTROL; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84889838573     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1627062     Document Type: Editorial

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