Evaluation of an Android-based mhealth system for population surveillance in developing countries

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 655-659

  Rajput, Zeshan A ^a,b   Mbugua, Samuel ^c   Amadi, David ^c   Chepnǵeno, Viola ^c   Saleem, Jason J ^a,d,e   Anokwa, Yaw ^f   Hartung, Carl ^f   Borriello, Gaetano ^f   Mamlin, Burke W ^a,b   Ndege, Samson K ^c,g   Were, Martin C ^a,b  

^a REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^d VA HSR and D Center on Implementing Evidence Based Practice   (United States)

^e Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^f University of Washington   (United States)

^g MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROID BASED HEALTH SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION SERVICE;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KENYA; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84865198030     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000476     Document Type: Article

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