Improvement of maternal health services through the use of mobile phones

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 622-626

  Noordam, A Camielle ^a   Kuepper, Barbara M ^a   Stekelenburg, Jelle ^b   Milen, Anneli ^c  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication; Maternal health; MHealth eHealth; Mobile phones

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOBILE PHONE;

CELLULAR PHONE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 79954946144     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02747.x     Document Type: Article

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