Feasibility of a mobile phone-based surveillance for surgical site infections in Rural India

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 946-949

  Pathak, Ashish ^a,b,c   Sharma, Shailendra ^b   Sharma, Megha ^a,b   Mahadik, Vijay K ^b   Lundborg, Cecilia Stalsby ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical college   (India)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

India; mobile phones; rural; surgical site infections; surveillance

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; HOSPITALS; MONITORING; RURAL AREAS; SPACE SURVEILLANCE; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; GENERAL SURGERY; INDIA; MOBILE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINIC; RURAL HOSPITALS; SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELL PHONES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947230872     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0199     Document Type: Article

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