High quantity but limited quality in healthcare applications intended for HIV-infected patients

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 729-735

  De Las Aguas Robustillo Cortes, María ^a   Cuenca, María Rosa Cantudo ^a   Verdugo, Ramón Morillo ^a   Cidoncha, Elena Calvo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

Author keywords

electronic health; home health monitoring; mobile health; pharmacy; technology

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; HEALTH; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY; VIRUSES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ELECTRONIC HEALTH; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOME HEALTH MONITORING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; MOBILE HEALTH; PHARMACY;

DISEASES;

DELPHI STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; STANDARDS;

CELL PHONES; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SPAIN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84905014545     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0262     Document Type: Article

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