mHealth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile phone penetration rates have reached 63% in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and are projected to pass 70% by 2013. In SSA, millions of people who never used traditional landlines now use mobile phones on a regular basis. Mobile health, or mHealth, is the utilization of short messaging service (SMS),...

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Autores principales: Thomas J. Betjeman, Samara E. Soghoian, Mark P. Foran
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Colección:International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/482324