Challenges in implementing patient-centred information systems in Tanzania: An activity theory perspective

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Shidende, Nima Herman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Defaulter tracing system; Health information systems; Maternal and child healthcare; Patient centered information systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903642091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2014.tb00455.x     Document Type: Article

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