The Utilization of Health-Related Applications in Chronic Disease Self-Management.
The dramatic increase in smartphone usage has spurred the development of many health-related mobile applications (apps). On the other hand, population aging and the associated rise in the incidence of chronic disease is increasing the demand for long-term care. Effective chronic disease self-managem...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nursing Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 19 - 26 |
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Taiwan Nurses Association
Aug2017
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