Impact of health apps in health and computer science publications. A systematic review from 2010 to 2014

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 9044, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-34

  Molina Recio, Guillermo ^a   García Hernández, Laura ^a   Castilla Melero, Antonio ^a   Palomo Romero, Juan M ^a   Molina Luque, Rafael ^a   Sánchez Muñoz, Antonio A ^a   Arauzo Azofra, Antonio ^a   Salas Morera, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

App; Computer sciences; Health sciences; mHealth; Review

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; BIOINFORMATICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SCIENCE; MHEALTH; REVIEWS;

HEALTH CARE INFORMATICS; HEALTH SCIENCE; SOCIAL IMPACT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

MEDICINE;

EID: 84925275065     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16480-9_3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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