A study to assess the feasibility of text messaging service in delivering maternal and child healthcare messages in a rural area of Tamil nadu, India

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 175-180

  Datta, Shib Sekhar ^a   Ranganathan, Pandiyan ^a   Sivakumar, Krithiga S ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Health education; Maternal and child health; Text messages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILE PHONE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; TEXT MESSAGING; VACCINATION;

EID: 84899924839     PISSN: 18361935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2014.1916     Document Type: Article

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