Reflections on the potential of mhealth to strengthen health systems in low- and middle-income countries

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 871-875

  Roess, Amira ^a   Gurman, Tilly ^a   Ghoshal, Soma ^a   Mookherji, Sangeeta ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84905868823     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.943126     Document Type: Review

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