Newborn health on the line: The potential mHealth applications

JAMA

Volumn 312, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 229-230

  Agarwal, Smisha ^a   Labrique, Alain ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SHORT SURVEY; TELEMONITORING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84904247570     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.6371     Document Type: Short Survey

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