M-Health adoption and sustainability prognosis from a care givers' and patients' perspective

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 123-131

  Hwabamungu, Boroto ^a   Williams, Quentin ^a  

^a CSIR MERAKA INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

care givers and patients; developing countries; HIV AIDS; m health; m health adoption; m health sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARE GIVERS AND PATIENTS; HIV/AIDS; MHEALTH; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SERVICE DELIVERY; SERVICE PROVISIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL ADOPTION;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; COMPUTER SCIENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ENGINEERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONES; RESEARCH; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84885205722     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1899503.1899517     Document Type: Conference Paper

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