Mobile health for cancer in low to middle income countries: Priorities for research and development

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 750-756

  Holeman, I ^a,b,c   Evans, J ^b,c   Kane, D ^c   Grant, L ^d   Pagliari, C ^d   Weller, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDIC MOBILE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Community health workers; Delivery research; Developing countries; Global health; Human centred design; Innovation; Low income countries; MHealth; Mobile health; Primary care, eHealth; Service delivery; Service delivery innovation; Technology

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84909958297     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12250     Document Type: Editorial

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