title: Surveillance Programme of IN-patients and Epidemiology (SPINE): implementation of an electronic data collection tool within a large hospital in Malawi.
abstract: Miguel Sanjoaquin and colleagues describe their experience of setting up an electronic patient records system in a large referral hospital in Blantyre, Malawi.
authors.affiliation: Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi. miguel.sanjoaquin@wolfson-oxford.com
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: SanJoaquin
authors.forename: Theresa J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Allain
authors.forename: Malcolm E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Molyneux
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.forename: Dean B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Everett
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gadabu
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rothe
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nguipdop
authors.forename: Moses
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chilombe
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kazembe
authors.forename: Servace
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakala
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gonani
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Heyderman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006276:Health Facility Size / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008295:Malawi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D005791:Patient Care; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons
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