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Title Hospital information system and computer- based patient record architecture.
Author(s) Shah, Makhdoom A.; Amatayakul, Mayret.
Journal Title Kuwait Med. J.
Year 1998
Volume 30
Issue 1
Pages 52-7
Text Language English
Country of Publication Kuwait
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Hospital Information Systems
Minor MeSH Information Systems; Patients; Medical Records; Computers; Quality Of Health Care; Computer Systems

 
Title Attitude of the medical staff towards medical record departments of general hospitals in Kuwait
Author(s) Al Hayan, Saad
Journal Title J. Egypt. Public Health Assoc.
Year 1990
Volume 65
Issue 1-2
Pages 155-75
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Medical Records
Minor MeSH Attitude Of Health Personnel
Geographic Descriptors KUWAIT

 
Title Assessment of physicians' documentation in medical records of general hospitals in Kuwait
Author(s) Al Hayan, Saad
Journal Title Bull. High Inst. Public Health
Year 1990
Volume 20
Issue 1
Pages 23-29
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Medical Records
Minor MeSH Hospital Records; Documentation
Geographic Descriptors KUWAIT

 
Title Medical ethics: III medical record
Author(s) Al Bareeq, Jaffar M.
Journal Title Bahrain Med. Bull.
Year 1989
Volume 11
Issue 3
Pages 148-51
Country of Publication Bahrain
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Medical Records
Minor MeSH Ethics, Medical

 
Title Medical records and medical care evaluation: why, when and how?
Author(s) Pizzulli, Donna R.
Journal Title Qatar Med. J.
Year 1983
Volume 4
Issue 1
Pages 21-4
Country of Publication Qatar
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Medical Records
Minor MeSH Medical Care-Standards; Evaluation Studies
Geographic Descriptors QATAR

 

Title The status and the development of national cancer registries in EMR countries
Author(s) Modjtabai, A.; Hammoud, E.
Journal Title J. Egypt. Natl. Cancer Inst.
Year 1984
Volume 1
Issue 2
Pages 117-22
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Neoplasms-Classification
Minor MeSH Primary Prevention; Medical Records
Geographic Descriptors EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

 
Title Comparisons between the health services: UAE and England and Wales: the use of in-patient disease profiles in planning
Author(s) Weddell, Jean M.
Journal Title Islam. World Med. J.
Year 1983
Volume 1
Issue 1
Pages 46-50
Country of Publication England
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Health Planning
Minor MeSH Patient Admission; Medical Records

 
Title Importance of medical records in quality management
Author(s) Mogli, G.D.
Journal Title Oman Med. J.
Year 1996
Volume 13
Issue 2
Pages 56-62
Text Language English
Country of Publication Oman
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Medical Records
Minor MeSH Quality Control; Delivery Of Health Care; Medical Records Department, Hospital

 
Title Medical informatics
Author(s) Al Awadi, Abdul Rahman.
Journal Title Kuwait Med. J.
Year 1995
Volume 27
Issue 1
Pages 1-2
Text Language English
Country of Publication Kuwait
Major MeSH Medical Informatics
Minor MeSH Medical Records; Delivery Of Health Care; Health

 
Title Do we need a cancer registry in Bahrain
Author(s) Al Hilli, F.
Journal Title Bahrain Med. Bull.
Year 1987
Volume 9
Issue 3
Pages 109-12
Country of Publication Bahrain
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Neoplasms-Classification
Minor MeSH Registries; Medical Records
Geographic Descriptors BAHRAIN

 
Title Diagnostic criteria in psychiatry: a comparative study between medical record, ICD-9 and DSM-III diagnoses in Bahrain
Author(s) Mattar, Ali M.; Hamadeth, Ranadah R.; Abdul Mawgood, Mohamed
Journal Title Bahrain Med. Bull.
Year 1989
Volume 11
Issue 2
Pages 77-82
Country of Publication Bahrain
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Mental Disorders-Classification
Minor MeSH Comparative Study; Medical Records
Geographic Descriptors BAHRAIN

 
Title An investigation of the validity of death certification in Kuwait: a record linkage study of data of death certificates and hospital records for 1986
Author(s) Verma, Dhirendra; El Sayed, A.M.; Shafi, M.Z.
Journal Title Kuwait Med. J.
Year 1988
Volume 22
Issue 4
Pages 361-7
Country of Publication Kuwait
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Death Certificates
Minor MeSH Hospital Records; Medical Records
Geographic Descriptors KUWAIT

 
Title Clinibase: a simple microcomputer-based data storage and analysis system
Author(s) Isbister, W.H.
Journal Title Saudi Med. J.
Year 1991
Volume 12
Issue 4
Text Language English
Country of Publication Saudi Arabia
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH SoftwareInformation Storage And Retrieval
Minor MeSH Data Interpretation, Statistical; Microcomputers

 
Title What do you know about popline?
Author(s) El Nahas, Gamal.
Journal Title Popul. Stud. Cairo
Year 1992
Volume 14
Issue 75
Pages 125-6
Text Language English
Country of Publication Egypt
Major MeSH Information Services
Minor MeSH Population; Information Storage And Retrieval; Family Planing

 
Title Evaluating numbering, filing, and retrieval systems used in medical records departments of Jordanian hospitals
Author(s) Shehata, Abdalla.I., et al.
Journal Title Bull. High Inst. Public Health
Year 1994
Volume 24
Issue 4
Pages 1009-23
Text Language English
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Medical Records Department, Hospital-Standards
Minor MeSH Information Storage And Retrieval-Standards;
Geographic Descriptors Jordan

 
Title The role of "information technology" and the importance of continuing medical education
Author(s) Ducker, David K.
Journal Title Saudi J. Ophthalmol.
Year 1996
Volume 10
Issue 4
Pages 153-4
Text Language English
Country of Publication Saudi Arabia
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Education, Medical
Minor MeSH Information Services; Medicine Traditional

 
Title Cost effective water supply systems depend on management information
Author(s) Slipper, Mike
Journal Title Middle East Water Sewage
Year 1985
Volume 9
Issue 5
Pages 227-32
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Water Supply-Economics
Minor MeSH Information Systems

 
Title CD-ROM health information systems
Author(s) El Gawady, M.
Journal Title N. Egypt. J. Med.
Year 1994
Volume 11
Issue 4
Pages 1332
Text Language English
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH CD-ROM
Minor MeSH Medical Informatics; Health; Information Systems

 
Title [Medical information on Internet]
Author(s) El Deeb, Khaled
Journal Title Med. Arabiz.
Year 1997
Volume 1
Issue 3
Pages 82-87
Text Language Arabic
Country of Publication Kuwait
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Computer Communication Networks
Minor MeSH Computers-Utilization; Information Services Medical Informatics Computing

 
Title The development of comprehensive system of child health recording and achievement of Results in 0-5 years in Bahrain
Author(s) Bhatty, Mohammed Akram
Journal Title Mother Child
Year 1987
Volume 25
Issue 4
Pages 90-3
Country of Publication Pakistan
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Child Health Services
Minor MeSH Delivery Of Health Care; Medical Records
Geographic Descriptors BAHRAIN

 
Title Child development monitoring records: the way to a healthy future
Author(s) Haniyah, Abdel Rahman
Journal Title Tabib Attifl Al-Araby
Year 1986
Volume 1
Issue 1
Pages 23-29
Country of Publication Libya
English Abstract no
Major MeSH Child Development
Minor MeSH Medical Records

 
Title The feasibility of getting information about maternal mortality from the husband
Author(s) El Ghamry, Amina
Journal Title Bull. High Inst. Public Health
Year 1984
Volume 14
Issue 2
Pages 195-223
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Maternal Mortality
Minor MeSH Medical Records; Survey Design

 
Title Medicine and information technology
Author(s) Arshad, Andleeb; Baig, Saeeda
Journal Title JPMA Pak. Med. Assoc.
Year 1999
Volume 49
Issue 7
Pages 155-156
Text Language English
Country of Publication Pakistan
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Medical Informatics
Minor MeSH Technology, Medical; Information Systems; Online Systems; Medicine

 
Title Analysis of algorithms for clustering records in document databases
Author(s) Moghrabi, I.A.R.
Journal Title Lebanese Sci. Res. Rep.
Year 1996
Volume 1
Issue 2
Pages 33-34
Text Language English
Country of Publication Lebanon
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Information Systems
Minor MeSH Database Management Systems; Records; Algorithms

 
Title Information technology and health-care: Part ll appraisal of quality and relevance of medical information on internet
Author(s) Siddiqui, Shameem A.; Siddiqui, Nasreen A.; Ahmad, Waqar
Journal Title JCPSP
Year 1999
Volume 9
Issue 10
Pages 459-462
Text Language English
Country of Publication Pakistan
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Information Systems
Minor MeSH Medical Informatics; Internet; Delivery Of Health Care

 

Title Survey of medical research publications [letters to the editor]
Author(s) Raoof, Ameen M.S.; Suleiman, Suleiman A.
Journal Title Ann. Saudi Med.
Year 1997
Volume 17
Issue 4
Pages 488-9
Text Language English
Country of Publication Saudi Arabia
Major MeSH Research
Minor MeSH Medicine; Information Systems
Geographic Descriptors Saudi Arabia

 
Title Spatial analysis of lymphatic filariasis distribution in the nile delta in relation to some environmental variables using geographic information system technology
Author(s) Hassan, Ali N.; Dister, Sheri; Beck, Louisa
Journal Title J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol.
Year 1998
Volume 28
Issue 1
Pages 119 - 31
Text Language English
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Elephantiasis, Filarial -Epidemiology
Minor MeSH Filariasis Information Systems Microfilaria -Pathogenicity;
Geographic Descriptors Egypt; Nile Delta

 
Title Prediction of villages at risk for filariasis transmission in the nile delta using remote sensing and geographic information system technologies
Author(s) Hassan, Ali N.; Beck Louisa R.; Dister, Sheri
Journal Title J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol.
Year 1998
Volume 28
Issue 1
Pages 75-78
Text Language English
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Filariasis-Epidemiology
Minor MeSH Filariasis-Transmission; Information Systems Microfilaria-Pathogenicity; Epidemiologic Methods
Geographic Descriptors Egypt; Nile Delta

 
Title We need more accurate data on the causes of sickness and death
Author(s) Davies, I.C.A.; Walker, A.R.P.
Journal Title Challenge
Year 1991
Volume 32
Issue 2
Pages 8-12
Text Language English
Country of Publication Pakistan
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Morbidity
Minor MeSH Mortality; Information Systems

 
Title Remote data collection using satellites
Author(s) Falworth, A.O.; Ritchards, C.
Journal Title Middle East Water Sewage
Year 1981
Volume 5
Issue 2
Pages 85-6
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Information Systems
Minor MeSH Data Collection; Telecommunications

 
Title Water information worldwide
Author(s) Russell, P.; Wilkinson, W.
Journal Title Middle East Water Sewage
Year 1981
Volume 5
Issue 3
Pages 213-6
Country of Publication Egypt
English Abstract No
Major MeSH Water
Minor MeSH Sewage; Information Systems

 
Title [Transferring health data into meaningful information: a suggestion for the establishment of health information system in Iraq]
Author(s) El Khaphagui, Ahmed M.
Journal Title J. Fac. Med. Baghdad
Year 1986
Volume 28
Issue 1
Pages 89-99
Text Language Arabic
Country of Publication Iraq
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Information Systems
Minor MeSH Health; Statistics
Geographic Descriptors IRAQ

 
Title The development of a data base for national population projections in Iraq
Author(s) Al Aukyli, Hana; Masser, Ian
Journal Title Popul. Bull. ESCWA
Year 1985
Volume 26
Pages 63-92
Country of Publication Lebanon
English Abstract Yes
Major MeSH Population Growth
Minor MeSH Information Systems; Demography
Geographic Descriptors IRAQ




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