Short report: Piloting paperless data entry for clinical research in Africa.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on March 01, 2005

Authors

Michel A Missinou1, Christopher H O Olola, Saadou Issifou, Pierre-Blaise Matsiegui, Ayola A Adegnika, Steffen Borrmann, David Wypij, Terrie E Taylor, Peter G Kremsner

Author Affiliations

1: Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon. michael.missinou@uni-tuebingen.de

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