Reducing maternal mortality: An ultrasound system for village midwives

Proceedings - 2011 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 84-90

  Brunette, Waylon ^a   Hicks, Matthew ^b   Hope, Alexis ^b   Ruddy, Ginger ^b   Anderson, Ruth E ^a   Kolko, Beth ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

appropriate technology; design; healthcare technologies; ICTD; maternal health; Uganda; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; DEVELOPING REGIONS; DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES; EFFECTIVE TOOL; FIELD EXPERIENCE; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES; HELP SYSTEMS; HIGH COSTS; ICTD; INTEGRATED TEACHING; LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; SOCIOCULTURAL FACTORS; SOCIOTECHNICAL; UGANDA; ULTRASOUND IMAGING; ULTRASOUND SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

DESIGN; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; OBSTETRICS; RADIOLOGY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; USER INTERFACES;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 84863401441     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/GHTC.2011.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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