Point of care in your pocket: A research agenda for the field of m-health

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 393-394

  van Heerden, Alastair ^a   Tomlinson, Mark ^b   Swartz, Leslie ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MASS COMMUNICATION; MOBILE HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BENCHMARKING; CELLULAR PHONE; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84860442053     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.099788     Document Type: Article

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