Mobile phone-based health application for women: A Singapore study

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Xue, Lishan ^a   Yen, Ching Chiuan ^a   Chang, Leanne ^a   Tai, Bee Choo ^a   Chan, Hock Chuan ^a   Duh, Henry Been Lirn ^a   Choolani, Mahesh ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

H.5.2. Ibformation interfaces and presentation: User interfaces Evaluation methodology J.3. Health

Indexed keywords

DESIGN STRATEGIES; FUTURE DESIGNS; SINGAPORE; STEP-BY-STEP; USER FEEDBACK; USER INTERFACES - EVALUATION/METHODOLOGY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COMMUNICATION; USER INTERFACES;

HEALTH;

EID: 84856704736     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2093698.2093771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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