Health information technology in primary health care in developing countries: A literature review

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 867-874

  Tomasi, Elaine ^a   Facchini, Luiz Augusto ^a   Maia, Maria De Fatima Santos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical utilization; Computerized utilization; Decision support systems; Education, Distance; Information systems utilization; Information technology; Medical records systems; Primary health care; Review literature; Telemedicine utilization

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTER; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TELECOMMUNICATION;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 9644289462     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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