Mobile apps in oncology: A survey on health care professionals’ attitude toward telemedicine, mhealth, and oncological apps

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Kessel, Kerstin A ^a,b   Vogel, Marco M E ^a,b   Schmidt Graf, Friederike ^a   Combs, Stephanie E ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

App; EHealth; MHealth; Mobile application; Oncology; Patient reported outcome; Smartphone; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017128913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/JMIR.6399     Document Type: Review

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