MHealth in Africa: Challenges and opportunities

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-15

  Folaranmi, Temitope ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

AFRICA; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84891858774     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913913514703     Document Type: Article

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