A customized m-Health system for improving Tuberculosis treatment adherence and follow-up in south India

Health and Technology - Tập 4 Số 1 - Trang 1-10 - 2014
Padmanesan Narasimhan1, Aishwarya Bakshi2, Sathyapriya Kittusami3, Suma Prashant3, Dilip Mathai4, Kasturi Bakshi5, C. Raina MacIntyre2, Pradeep Ray2
1School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Room 217, Level 2, Samuels Building, Kensington, Sydney, Australia, NSW, 2052
2Asia Pacific Ubiquitous Healthcare Research Centre (APuHC), Australian School of Business, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, NSW, 2052
3Rural Technology Business Incubator, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IITM Research Park, Taramani, Chennai, India
4Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences, Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India
5Kalyani Institute for Policy Action and Rural Change, Kalyani, West Bengal, India

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