The potential for health-related uses of mobile phones and internet with homeless veterans: Results from a multisite survey

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 801-809

  McInnes, D Keith ^a,b   Sawh, Leon ^a,c,d,e   Petrakis, Beth Ann ^a   Rao, Sowmya ^a,d   Shimada, Stephanie L ^a,b   Eyrich Garg, Karin M ^f   Gifford, Allen L ^a,b,g   Anaya, Henry D ^a,h,i   Smelson, David A ^a,c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^f TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ VA Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; cellular phone; homeless persons; informatics; mobile phone; veterans

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MOBILE PHONE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; REMINDER SYSTEM; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VETERAN;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CELL PHONES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84906910331     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0329     Document Type: Article

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