Electronic medical record systems, data quality and loss to follow-up: survey of antiretroviral therapy programmes in resource-limited settings

Electronic medical record systems, data quality and loss to follow-up: survey of antiretroviral therapy programmes in resource-limited settings

OBJECTIVE: To describe the electronic medical databases used in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in lower-income countries and assess the measures such programmes employ to maintain and improve data quality and reduce the loss of patients to follow-up. METHODS: In 15 countries of Africa, Sout...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Forster, Christopher Bailey, Martin WG Brinkhof, Claire Graber, Andrew Boulle, Mark Spohr, Eric Balestre, Margaret May, Olivia Keiser, Andreas Jahn, Matthias Egger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2008-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862008001200011&lng=en&tlng=en

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