A mHealth application for chronic wound care: Findings of a user trial

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6199-6214

  Friesen, Marcia R ^a   Hamel, Carole ^b   McLeod, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Riverview Health Centre Winnipeg   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic wounds; eHealth; mHealth; Pressure ulcers; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOFTWARE; WOUNDING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC WOUND; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA SYNTHESIS; DECUBITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; TELEHEALTH; WOUND CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; MANITOBA; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 84888126919     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10116199     Document Type: Article

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