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The role of information communication technology (ICT) towards universal health coverage: the first steps of a telemedicine project in Ethiopia

Fassil ShiferawEthiopian Telecommunication, Department of Medical Services, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria ZolfoInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Clinical Sciences Department, Antwerp, Belgium
Article: 15638 | Received 09 Dec 2011, Accepted 05 Mar 2012, Published online: 02 Apr 2012

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Frank Nyame-Asiamah. (2020) Improving the ‘manager-clinician’ collaboration for effective healthcare ICT and telemedicine adoption processes – a cohered emergent perspective. Information Technology for Development 26:3, pages 525-550.
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