Designing and developing a mobile smartphone application for women with gestational diabetes mellitus followed-up at diabetes outpatient clinics in norway

Healthcare (Switzerland)

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 310-323

  Garnweidner Holme, Lisa Maria ^a   Borgen, Iren ^a   Garitano, Iñaki ^b   Noll, Josef ^b   Lukasse, Mirjam ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b University Graduate Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Gestational diabetes mellitus; Healthy eating; Mobile health care; Physical activity; User centered design

Indexed keywords

EID: 85107147086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22279032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare3020310     Document Type: Article

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