The effectiveness of M-health technologies for improving health and health services: A systematic review protocol

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Free, Caroline ^a   Phillips, Gemma ^a   Felix, Lambert ^a   Galli, Leandro ^a   Patel, Vikram ^a   Edwards, Philip ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77957320921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-250     Document Type: Article

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