Title:
The development and evaluation of a PDA-based method for public health surveillance data collection in developing countries
Authors:
Yu, P.
Place:
[S.l.]
Publisher:
Elsevier science Ireland
Year:
2009
Journal:
International journal of medical informatics
Volume:
vol. 78, no. 8
PAGE:
532--542
Subject:
mHealth in Low-Resource Settings
Keywords:
mobile telecommunication services, data collection, disease control, disease prevention, public health, scientific research
Abstract:
This paper reports on the results of a randomized, controlled trial to test a system for low-cost public health data management for use in developing countries. It compares the efficiency and accuracy of a PDA-based health data collection system in comparison with a paper-based system.
URL:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19369114
Document type:
Report