Use of mobile phones as a tool for United States health diplomacy abroad

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-222

  Kosaraju, Akhila ^a   Barrigan, Cynthia R ^b   Poropatich, Ronald K ^b,c   Casscells, Samuel Ward ^d  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Military medicine; Policy; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO CARE; AFGHANISTAN; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH SYSTEMS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; MHEALTH; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; TELEHEALTH;

HEALTH; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

AFGHANISTAN; AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAQ; MICROCOMPUTER; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOBILE PHONE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFGHANISTAN; AFRICA; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAQ; MILITARY MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77949877075     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0095     Document Type: Article

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