Healthcare in the pocket: Mapping the space of mobile-phone health interventions

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 184-198

  Klasnja, Predrag ^a   Pratt, Wanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer health; Human computer interaction; Mobile phone; SMS

Indexed keywords

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; HEALTH CONDITION; HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; HEALTHY DIET; HEART DISEASE; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMS;

DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; TELEPHONE SETS;

HEALTH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CAMERA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FRIEND; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEISURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; TEXT MESSAGING;

CELLULAR PHONE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84856405292     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2011.08.017     Document Type: Review

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