Application of mobile-technology for disease and treatment monitoring of malaria in the "Better Border Healthcare Programme"

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Meankaew, Pongthep ^a   Kaewkungwal, Jaranit ^a,b   Khamsiriwatchara, Amnat ^a   Khunthong, Podjadeach ^a   Singhasivanon, Pratap ^b   Satimai, Wichai ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; MOBILE PHONE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYALGIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; THAILAND; VOMITING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AGED; INFANT; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955703149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-237     Document Type: Article

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