Mapping mhealth research: A decade of evolution

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Fiordelli, Maddalena ^a   Diviani, Nicola ^a   Schulz, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Mhealth; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MASS COMMUNICATION; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; HEALTH OUTCOMES; METHODOLOGY; MHEALTH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CELL PHONES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; CELLULAR PHONE;

HEALTH OUTCOMES; MHEALTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84878688307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2430     Document Type: Review

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