The state of mobile health in the developing world and the Middle East

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 190, Issue , 2013, Pages 300-302

  Ababtain, Arwa F ^a   Almulhim, Deana A ^a   Househ, Mowafa S ^b  

^a Information Services Department ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Developing World; e health; mHealths; Middle East

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EHEALTH; SEARCH ENGINES; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTHCARE DELIVERY; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; INFORMATION GATHERING; MHEALTHS; MIDDLE EAST; MOBILE HEALTH (M-HEALTH); MOBILE TECHNOLOGY;

MHEALTH;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE EAST; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE EAST; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84894235119     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-276-9-300     Document Type: Conference Paper

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