Mobile Applications for Control and Self Management of Diabetes: A Systematic Review

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Brzan, Petra Povalej ^a   Rotman, Eva ^a   Pajnkihar, Majda ^a   Klanjsek, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Health; Mobile apps; Self management of diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT MAINTENANCE; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC PATIENT; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MOBILE APPLICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DIABETES MELLITUS; MOBILE PHONE;

CELL PHONES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SELF CARE;

EID: 84982283708     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-016-0564-8     Document Type: Article

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