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mHealth in the Developing World/LMICs, Underserved Communities, and for Global Health (523) Mobile Health (mhealth) (2777) Clinical Information and Decision Making (1340) mHealth in a Clinical Setting (582) Decision Support for Health Professionals (1147) Clinical Informatics in Low-Resource Settings and the Developing World (88)

Published on in Vol 5, No 3 (2017): March

mHealth for Clinical Decision-Making in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

mHealth for Clinical Decision-Making in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

mHealth for Clinical Decision-Making in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

Authors of this article:

Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Adepoju1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Bregje Joanna Antonia Albersen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Vincent De Brouwere2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jos van Roosmalen1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Marjolein Zweekhorst1 Author Orcid Image
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