Methodology of developing a smartphone application for crisis research and its clinical application

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 547-559

  Zhang, Melvyn W B ^a   Ho, Cyrus S H ^a   Fang, Pan ^a   Lu, Yanxia ^a   Ho, Roger C M ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

crisis; haze; information technology; methodologies; Smartphone application

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CELL PHONES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907665309     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-140819     Document Type: Article

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