Features of a mobile support app for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Literature review and current applications

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Sobnath, Drishty D ^a   Philip, Nada ^a   Kayyali, Reem ^a   Nabhani Gebara, Shereen ^a   Pierscionek, Barbara ^a   Vaes, Anouk W ^b   Spruit, Martijn A ^b   Kaimakamis, Evangelos ^c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ciro   (Netherlands)

^c G PAPANICOLAOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases, application design; COPD app; COPD support tool; mHealth; Self management application; WELCOME

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034866249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.4951     Document Type: Article

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