Challenges of a mobile application for asthma and allergic rhinitis patient enablement - Interface and synchronization

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-18

  Burnay, Eduardo ^a   Cruz Correia, Ricardo ^a,b   Jacinto, Tiago ^a   Sousa, Ana Sá ^a   Fonseca, João ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Control; Management; Mobile application

Indexed keywords

CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; MANAGEMENT; MOBILE COMPUTING; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SMARTPHONES; USER INTERFACES;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; INTERFACE USABILITY; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEMS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PORTUGAL; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

ASTHMA; CELL PHONES; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SELF CARE; SOFTWARE; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84891434648     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0020     Document Type: Article

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