Community Health Workers and Mobile Technology: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Rebecca Braun; Caricia Catalani; Julian Wimbush; Dennis Israelski

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065772

Community Health Workers and Mobile Technology

A Systematic Review of the Literature

Dados Bibliográficos

ID	23340688
Autores	Rebecca Braun (0000-0003-0487-6993), Caricia Catalani (0000-0002-7179-224X), Julian Wimbush, Dennis Israelski
Editores	Chris Bullen (0000-0001-6807-2930)
Ano	2013
Volume	8
Fascículo	6
Páginas	e65772
Data de publicação	2013-06-12
Peer Reviewed	Sim
Open Access	Sim
Tipo	ARTICLE
Periódico	PLoS ONE (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódico	ISSN: 1932-6203 • E-ISSN: 1932-6203
Editora	Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0065772
PMID	23776544
PMCID	PMC3680423
Idioma	EN
Citações recebidas	73
Referências citadas	14

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Intervalo de citações	2013 - 2026 (14)
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