The role of information technology in strengthening human resources for health: The case of the Pacific Open Learning Health Network

Health Education

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-79

  Sarkis, Nicole ^a,b   Mwanri, Lillian ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Health services professional education; Human resources; Information technology; Network; Open learning; Pacific; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890349683     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/HE-02-2013-0008     Document Type: Review

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