Implementation of information and communication technologies for health in bangladesh;Mise en oeuvre des technologies de l’information et de la communication pour la santé au Bangladesh;Implementación de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación sanitaria en Bangladesh

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 806-809

  Islam, Sheik Mohammed Shariful ^a   Tabassum, Reshman ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; NATIONAL PLANNING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SAFETY; TELEMEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC SECTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

BANGLADESH;

BANGLADESH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84946204394     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.15.153684     Document Type: Article

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