Remote HIV/AIDS patient monitoring tool using 3G/GPRS packet-switched mobile technology

IET Seminar Digest

Volumn 2006, Issue 11370, 2006, Pages 129-137

  Fynn, R W ^a   De Jager, D ^a   Chan, H A ^a   Anand, S ^a   Rivett, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aftercare; HIV AIDS; JavaME; Mobile

Indexed keywords

AFTERCARE; ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENT; BASIC RESEARCH; CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; DATA-RATE; DRUG ADHERENCE; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION; GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICES; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; GSM NETWORKS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; HIV/AIDS; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; JAVAME; MOBILE; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE HANDSETS; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT; PACKET-SWITCHED; PENETRATION RATES; ROLL-OUTS; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURES; WIRELESS INTERNET;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; GATEWAYS (COMPUTER NETWORKS); HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; NETWORK SECURITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE SETS;

GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 67650054714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ic.2006.0670     Document Type: Conference Paper

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