Expert involvement and adherence to medical evidence in medical mobile phone apps: A systematic review

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Subhi, Yousif ^a,b   Bube, Sarah Hjartbro ^a   Bojsen, Signe Rolskov ^a   Skou Thomsen, Ann Sofia ^a,c   Konge, Lars ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

MHealth; Mobile apps; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978739320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/MHEALTH.4169     Document Type: Review

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