Strengthening district-based health reporting through the district health management information software system: The Ugandan experience

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kiberu, Vincent Micheal ^a   Matovu, Joseph Kb ^a   Makumbi, Fredrick ^a   Kyozira, Carol ^b   Mukooyo, Eddie ^b   Wanyenze, Rhoda K ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

DHIS2; HMIS; Inpatient; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT; STANDARD; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; OUTPATIENTS; UGANDA;

EID: 84901478303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-14-40     Document Type: Article

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