A better regulation is required in viral hepatitis smartphone applications

Farmacia Hospitalaria

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 112-117

  Cantudo Cuenca, Ma R ^a   Robustillo Cortes Ma A ^a   Cantudo Cuenca, Ma D ^b   Morillo Verdugo, R ^c  

^a Pharmacy Departament Área de Gestión Sanitaria Sur Sevilla   (Spain)

^b Departament of Pharmacy   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cellular phone; Hepatitis; Human; Internet; Medical informatics applications; Telemedicine; Viral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MOBILE APPLICATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VIRUS HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MOBILE PHONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE; VIROLOGY;

CELL PHONES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFORMATICS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENTS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84900318366     PISSN: 11306343     EISSN: 21718695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7399/FH.2014.38.2.1125     Document Type: Article

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