The promise and peril of mhealth in developing countries

Mobile Media and Communication

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Chib, Arul ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Development; Healthcare; ICT; mHealth; Mobiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011700166     PISSN: 20501579     EISSN: 20501587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2050157912459502     Document Type: Article

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