The regulation of mobile health applications

BMC Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Barton, Amy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile health; Mobile medical applications; Regulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILE PHONE; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84860618204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-46     Document Type: Note

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