Healthcare via cell phones: a systematic review.

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Published in Telemed J E Health on April 01, 2009

Authors

Santosh Krishna1, Suzanne Austin Boren, E Andrew Balas

Author Affiliations

1: School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA. SantoshKrishna5@gmail.com

Associated clinical trials:

Effect of Mobile Communication on Childhood Cataract Follow-up Adherence | NCT01417819

mWELLCARE:An Integrated mHealth System for the Prevention and Care of Chronic Disease (mWELLCARE) | NCT02480062

Text Message Intervention for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care Patients With Hypertension (PUSH-ME) | NCT03442257

Clinical Study to Evaluate the Bio-Psychosocial Impact of Mobile App for Diabetes Type 1 ("SOCIAL DIABETES") | NCT03455816

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