New technology and illness self-management: Potential relevance for resource-poor populations in Asia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue , 2015, Pages 145-153

  Lucas, Henry ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; EHealth; MHealth; Self management

Indexed keywords

HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; SELF HELP; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INVESTMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MHEALTH; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TELEHEALTH; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE;

ASIA;

ASIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; POVERTY; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84945976207     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.008     Document Type: Article

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