International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 31-38 , January 2005

Evaluation criteria for district health management information systems: lessons from the Ministry of Health, Kenya

Received 23 January 2002 ,Revised 13 September 2004 ,Accepted 20 September 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.09.003

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 31-38 , January 2005