Mobile phone and tablet apps to support young people's management of their physical long-term conditions: A systematic review protocol

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Majeed Ariss, Rabiya ^a,b   Hall, Andrew G ^b   McDonagh, Janet ^c   Fallon, Deborah ^b   Swallow, Veronica ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic conditions; Long term conditions; Management; Mobile app; Mobile phone; Protocol; Smartphone; Systematic review; Tablets; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965059030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.4159     Document Type: Review

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