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Taking connected mobile-health diagnostics of infectious diseases to the field.
Wood, Christopher S; Thomas, Michael R; Budd, Jobie; Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P; Herbst, Kobus; Pillay, Deenan; Peeling, Rosanna W; Johnson, Anne M; McKendry, Rachel A; Stevens, Molly M.
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  • Wood CS; Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Thomas MR; Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Budd J; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Mashamba-Thompson TP; Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Herbst K; Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Pillay D; Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Peeling RW; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Johnson AM; London Centre for Nanotechnology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK.
  • McKendry RA; Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
  • Stevens MM; Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Nature ; 566(7745): 467-474, 2019 02.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30814711
ABSTRACT
Mobile health, or 'mHealth', is the application of mobile devices, their components and related technologies to healthcare. It is already improving patients' access to treatment and advice. Now, in combination with internet-connected diagnostic devices, it offers novel ways to diagnose, track and control infectious diseases and to improve the efficiency of the health system. Here we examine the promise of these technologies and discuss the challenges in realizing their potential to increase patients' access to testing, aid in their treatment and improve the capability of public health authorities to monitor outbreaks, implement response strategies and assess the impact of interventions across the world.
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Communicable Diseases / Telemedicine Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Nature Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Communicable Diseases / Telemedicine Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Nature Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom