Understanding the role of mhealth and other media interventions for behavior change to enhance child survival and development in low-and middle-income countries: An evidence review

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue , 2014, Pages 164-189

  Higgs, Elizabeth S ^a   Goldberg, Allison B ^b   Labrique, Alain B ^c   Cook, Stephanie H ^d   Schmid, Carina ^e   Cole, Charlotte F ^f   Obregón, Rafael A ^g  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e PCI Media Impact   (United States)

^f Blue Butterfly Collaborative   (United States)

^g UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TELEMEDICINE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84908895904     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.929763     Document Type: Review

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