International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 5 , Pages 369-383 , May 2006

Health information system for community-based multiple screening in Keelung, Taiwan (Keelung Community-based Integrated Screening No. 3)

  • Yueh-Hsia Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health and Institute of Health Informatics and Decision Making, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Health Bureau of Keelung City, Keelung City, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Sheng Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health and Institute of Health Informatics and Decision Making, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chang-Chuan Chan

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Der-Ming Liou

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health and Institute of Health Informatics and Decision Making, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shiao-Chi Wu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health and Welfare Policy, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsu-Sung Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health and Institute of Health Informatics and Decision Making, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hong-Jen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health (DOH), Executive Yuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Room 207, 2F No. 19, XuZhou Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 23587620; fax: +886 2 23587707.

Received 29 April 2004 ,Revised 12 July 2005 ,Accepted 13 July 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.07.033

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 5 , Pages 369-383 , May 2006

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