Effects of a health information system data quality intervention on concordance in Mozambique: Time-series analyses from 2009-2012

Population Health Metrics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wagenaar, Bradley H ^a,b   Gimbel, Sarah ^a,b   Hoek, Roxanne ^b,c   Pfeiffer, James ^a,b   Michel, Cathy ^b   Manuel, João Luis ^c   Cuembelo, Fatima ^d   Quembo, Titos ^b,c   Afonso, Pires ^b,c   Porthé, Victoria ^b,c   Gloyd, Stephen ^a,b   Sherr, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

^d EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; ESSENTIAL DRUG;

DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RESOURCE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INVESTMENT LOCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES;

ARTICLE; BED; DATA QUALITY AUDIT; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL BIRTH; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL STAFF; MOZAMBIQUE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNICAL STAFF; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

MOZAMBIQUE; SOFALA;

EID: 84925606100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14787954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12963-015-0043-3     Document Type: Article

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