Cell phone short messaging service (SMS) for HIV/AIDS in South Africa: A literature review

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 160, Issue PART 1, 2010, Pages 530-534

  Mukund Bahadur, Khatry Chhetry ^a   Murrayb, Peter J ^b  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Health Research and Development   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Enabling technologies; Health care; HIV AIDS; Mobile phone; Mobile technologies; SMS; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; MHEALTH; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SAMARIUM; TELEPHONE SETS;

CELL PHONE; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; HIV/AIDS; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 78349307238     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-588-4-530     Document Type: Conference Paper

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