Empirical Studies on Usability of mHealth Apps: A Systematic Literature Review.
The release of smartphones and tablets, which offer more advanced communication and computing capabilities, has led to the strong emergence of mHealth on the market. mHealth systems are being used to improve patients' lives and their health, in addition to facilitating communication between doctors...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Medical Systems Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 1 - 20 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Feb2015
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