Mobile phones: Changing health care one SMS at a time

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Volumn , Issue 32, 2008, Pages 11-17

  Mapham, Wiiliam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION SERVICE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MOBILE PHONE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 59849098651     PISSN: 16089693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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