Evolution and current status of mhealth research: A systematic review

BMJ Innovations

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 33-40

  Ali, Eskinder Eshetu ^a   Chew, Lita ^a,b   Yap, Kevin Yi Lwern ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SMARTPHONE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84999488394     PISSN: 20558074     EISSN: 2055642X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjinnov-2015-000096     Document Type: Review

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