Healthcare Professionals' Attitude to Using Mobile Health Technology and Its Associated Factors in a Resource‐Limited Country—An Implication for Digital Health Implementers: A Cross Sectional Study.
Background: Mobile health has become widely used within the healthcare system, and there is an increasing worldwide trend toward employing this innovation for behavior management, disease monitoring, the control and prevention of various health issues, and rising enrollment in healthcare services. A...
| Publicado en: | BioMed Research International Vol. 2024; pp. 1 - 10 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
7/12/2024
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