A lot of action, but not in the right direction: Systematic review and content analysis of smartphone applications for the prevention, detection, and management of cancer

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Bender, Jacqueline Lorene ^a,b,c   Yue, Rossini Ying Kwan ^b   To, Matthew Jason ^a,b   Deacken, Laetitia ^b,d   Jadad, Alejandro R ^a,b,c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Apps; Cancer; Internet; Mobile; Software applications

Indexed keywords

APPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOBILE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

APPS; CANCER; INTERNET; MOBILE; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS;

CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NEOPLASMS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84891784255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2661     Document Type: Article

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