The mhealth

EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 5-17

  Paglialonga, Alessia ^a   Mastropietro, Alfonso ^b   Scalco, Elisa ^b   Rizzo, Giovanna ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOIMAGING AND PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Applications; Assessment; Attrition; Benefits; Challenges; Digital divide; Ecological momentary assessment (EMA); Health inequalities; Patient empowerment; Patient engagement; Quality

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS;

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; HEALTH MONITORING; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE HEALTH (M-HEALTH); MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT EMPOWERMENTS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POTENTIAL BENEFITS;

MHEALTH;

EID: 85089540182     PISSN: 25228595     EISSN: 25228609     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02182-5_2     Document Type: Chapter

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