Health information systems in Africa: Descriptive analysis of data sources, information products and health statistics

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-45

  Mbondji, Peter Ebongue ^a   Kebede, Derege ^a   Soumbey Alley, Edoh William ^a   Zielinski, Chris ^a   Kouvividila, Wenceslas ^a   Lusamba Dikassa, Paul Samson ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

data sources; health information in Africa; health information system; health statistics; information products

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992776150     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: 17581095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0141076814531750     Document Type: Article

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