Using mHealth to Improve Usage of Antenatal Care, Postnatal Care, and Immunization: A Systematic Review of the Literature

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Watterson, Jessica L ^a   Walsh, Julia ^b   Madeka, Isheeta ^b  

^a Maternal and Child Health Branch   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

AFRICAN; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE HEALTH; MOBILE PHONE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEXT MESSAGING; VACCINATION; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84941084295     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/153402     Document Type: Review

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