Optimizing Network Connectivity for Mobile Health Technologies in sub-Saharan Africa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Siedner, Mark J ^a   Lankowski, Alexander ^a,b   Musinga, Derrick ^b   Jackson, Jonathon ^c   Muzoora, Conrad ^b   Hunt, Peter W ^d   Martin, Jeffrey N ^d   Bangsberg, David R ^a,b,d,e   Haberer, Jessica E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^c DIMAGI INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; RURAL AREA; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY; TEXT MESSAGING; TOPOGRAPHY; UGANDA; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TELEMETRY; UGANDA;

EID: 84867032010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045643     Document Type: Article

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