Title: Health and the mobile phone

Authors: Patrick, Kevin

Place: [New York, NY etc.]

Publisher: Oxford university press

Year: 2008

Journal: American journal of preventive medicine (AJPM)

Volume: Vol. 35, No. 2

PAGE: 177--181

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health services, medical applications, health hazards, health policy

Abstract: This paper addresses how mHealth applications are changing healthcare and summarizes current and projected technological capabilities, such as SMS and Bluetooth. The health risks of mobile phone use are addressed, as are unresolved technical and policy issues.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2527290/pdf/nihms59239.pdf

Document type: E-article