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SUBMITTER: Wood CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6776470 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wood Christopher S CS Thomas Michael R MR Budd Jobie J Mashamba-Thompson Tivani P TP Herbst Kobus K Pillay Deenan D Peeling Rosanna W RW Johnson Anne M AM McKendry Rachel A RA Stevens Molly M MM
Nature 20190227 7745
Mobile health, or 'mHealth', is the application of mobile devices, their components and related technologies to healthcare. It is already improving patients' access to treatment and advice. Now, in combination with internet-connected diagnostic devices, it offers novel ways to diagnose, track and control infectious diseases and to improve the efficiency of the health system. Here we examine the promise of these technologies and discuss the challenges in realizing their potential to increase pati ...[more]