Diagnostics in a digital age: An opportunity to strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes

International Health

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 384-389

  Peeling, Rosanna W ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Diagnostics; Digital age; Point of care; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA PROCESSING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NANOSENSOR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTER; DEVICES; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMPUTERS; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84959038528     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv062     Document Type: Article

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