Data and image transfer using mobile phones to strengthen Microscopy-Based diagnostic services in low and middle income country laboratories

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Tuijn, Coosje J ^a   Hoefman, Bas J ^b   van Beijma, Hajo ^c   Oskam, Linda ^a   Chevrollier, Nicolas ^d  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b Text to Change   (Uganda)

^c Text to Change   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOBILE PHONE; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UGANDA; WEB BROWSER; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LABORATORY; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MULTIMEDIA; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SPUTUM; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INCOME; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LABORATORIES; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; MULTIMEDIA; PARASITES; SPUTUM; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UGANDA;

EID: 83355173176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028348     Document Type: Review

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