Handheld computers for survey and trial data collection in resource-poor settings: Development and evaluation of PDACT, a Palm™ Pilot interviewing system

International Journal of Medical Informatics - Tập 78 - Trang 721-731 - 2009
Christopher J. Seebregts1, Merrick Zwarenstein2,3,4, Catherine Mathews5,6, Lara Fairall3, Alan J. Flisher7, Clive Seebregts5, Wanjiru Mukoma7, Knut-Inge Klepp8
1Biomedical Informatics Research, e-Health Research and Innovation Platform, Medical Research Council, South Africa
2Health Services Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3Knowledge Translation Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
4Dept of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council, , South Africa
6School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
7Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Adolescent Health Research Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
8Centre for Prevention of Global Infections, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway

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