The promise and peril of mobile health applications for diabetes and endocrinology

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 231-238

  Eng, Donna S ^a   Lee, Joyce M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Endocrinology; Mobile health

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BLOGGING; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CELLULAR PHONE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVICE APPROVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84878253262     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: 13995448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12034     Document Type: Review

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