A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of mHealth interventions against non-communicable diseases in developing countries.

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Published in BMC Public Health on July 15, 2016

Authors

Victor Stephani1, Daniel Opoku2, Wilm Quentin2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Healthcare Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Victor.Stephani@tu-berlin.de.
2: Department of Healthcare Management, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Associated clinical trials:

Community- and mHealth-Based Integrated Management of Diabetes in Primary Healthcare in Rwanda (D²Rwanda) | NCT03376607

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