Systematic review of mobile health behavioural interventions to improve uptake of HIV testing for vulnerable and key populations

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 347-359

  Conserve, Donaldson F ^a   Jennings, Larissa ^b   Aguiar, Carolina ^b   Shin, Grace ^a   Handler, Lara ^c   Maman, Suzanne ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV testing; interventions; MHealth; systematic review; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CELL PHONES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 85009987595     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X16639186     Document Type: Article

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