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eHealth/ telehealth/ mobile health systems

This section aims to publish manuscripts that investigate the development, applicability and evaluation of web- and mobile-based medical information systems and interventions. This section also considers studies on the design and evaluation of medical record platforms and telemedicine tools in different development contexts.

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  1. It is encouraging to see a substantial increase in individuals surviving cancer. Even more so since most of them will have a positive effect on society by returning to work. However, many cancer survivors have...

    Authors: Izidor Mlakar, Simon Lin, Ilona Aleksandraviča, Krista Arcimoviča, Jānis Eglītis, Mārcis Leja, Ángel Salgado Barreira, Jesús G. Gómez, Mercedes Salgado, Jesús G. Mata, Doroteja Batorek, Matej Horvat, Maja Molan, Maja Ravnik, Jean-François Kaux, Valérie Bleret…

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:243

    Content type: Study protocol

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  2. This article investigates the research problem of digital solutions to overcome the pandemic, more closely examining the limited effectiveness and scope of the governmental COVID-19 tracing apps, using the Ger...

    Authors: Alina Behne, Nicolai Krüger, Jan Heinrich Beinke and Frank Teuteberg

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:238

    Content type: Research article

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  3. In sub-Saharan Africa, the material and human capacity to diagnose patients reporting with fever to healthcare providers is largely insufficient. Febrile patients are typically treated presumptively with antim...

    Authors: Shannen M. C. van Duijn, Angela K. Siteyi, Sherzel Smith, Emmanuel Milimo, Leon Stijvers, Monica Oguttu, Michael O. Amollo, Edward O. Okeyo, Lilyana Dayo, Titus Kwambai, Dickens Onyango and Tobias F. Rinke de Wit

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:233

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Most mobile pharmaceutical applications produced for people with visual disabilities in Thailand fail to meet the required standard due to poor-quality regulations, defective design, lack of user support and i...

    Authors: Acrapol Nimmolrat, Pattaraporn Khuwuthyakorn, Purida Wientong and Orawit Thinnukool

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:217

    Content type: Software

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  5. Trust is widely recognized as a crucial factor in successful physician–patient communication and patient engagement in treatment. However, with the rise of eHealth technologies, such as online patient portals,...

    Authors: Lex van Velsen, Ina Flierman and Monique Tabak

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:188

    Content type: Research article

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  6. Older adults and elderly persons can experience a significant digital divide. However, there are many studies reporting that the use of the Internet has benefits related to a person’s health status and social ...

    Authors: Mariusz Duplaga

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:150

    Content type: Research article

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  7. A range of factors can reduce the effectiveness of treatment prescribed for the long-term management of chronic health conditions, such as growth disorders. In particular, prescription medications may not achi...

    Authors: Nea Boman, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Ekaterina Koledova, Marketta Kause and Risto Lapatto

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:136

    Content type: Research article

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  8. The motion capture has been used as the usual method for measuring movement parameters of human, and most of the measuring data are obtained by partial manual process based on commercial software. An automatic...

    Authors: Jian-ping Wang, Shi-hua Wang, Yan-qing Wang, Hai Hu, Jin-wei Yu, Xuan Zhao, Jin-lai Liu, Xu Chen and Yu Li

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:121

    Content type: Research article

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  9. Implementation of evidence-based interventions often involves strategies to engage diverse populations while also attempting to maintain external validity. When using health IT tools to deliver patient-centere...

    Authors: Margaret A. Handley, Jerad Landeros, Cindie Wu, Adriana Najmabadi, Daniela Vargas and Priyanka Athavale

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:119

    Content type: Research article

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  10. Passive sensor data from mobile devices can shed light on daily activities, social behavior, and maternal-child interactions to improve maternal and child health services including mental healthcare. We assess...

    Authors: Sujen Man Maharjan, Anubhuti Poudyal, Alastair van Heerden, Prabin Byanjankar, Ada Thapa, Celia Islam, Brandon A. Kohrt and Ashley Hagaman

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:117

    Content type: Research article

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  11. Radiation Therapy (RT) is a common treatment after breast cancer surgery and a complex process using high energy X-rays to eradicate cancer cells, important in reducing the risk of local recurrence. The high-t...

    Authors: Sofi Fristedt, Frida Smith, Annika Grynne and Maria Browall

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:76

    Content type: Study protocol

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  12. Taking care of chronic or long-term patients at home is an arduous task. Non-professional caregivers suffer the consequences of doing so, especially in terms of their mental health. Performing some simple acti...

    Authors: Maria Ferré-Bergadà, Aida Valls, Laia Raigal-Aran, Jael Lorca-Cabrera, Núria Albacar-Riobóo, Teresa Lluch-Canut and Carme Ferré-Grau

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:74

    Content type: Research article

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  13. The Thai medical application for patient triage, namely Triagist, is an mHealth application designed to support the pre-hospital process. However, since the functions of the application that are necessary for ...

    Authors: Acrapol Nimmolrat, Krongkarn Sutham and Orawit Thinnukool

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:68

    Content type: Research article

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  14. Despite a substantial increase in the adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) in primary health care settings, the use of advanced EMR features is limited. Several studies have identified both barriers a...

    Authors: Rana Melissa Rahal, Jay Mercer, Craig Kuziemsky and Sanni Yaya

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:67

    Content type: Research article

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  15. Social networking sites such as Facebook® can contribute to health promotion and behaviour change activities, but are currently underused for this purpose. In Germany, health insurance companies are relevant p...

    Authors: Julika Loss and Charlotte von Uslar

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:64

    Content type: Research article

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  16. Summative eHealth evaluations frequently lack quality, which affects the generalizability of the evidence, and its use in practice and further research. To guarantee quality, a number of activities are recomme...

    Authors: Monika Jurkeviciute, Amia Enam, Johanna Torres-Bonilla and Henrik Eriksson

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:60

    Content type: Research article

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  17. Currently, the Internet seems to be a helpful tool for obtaining information about everything that we think about, including diseases, their prevention and treatment approaches. However, doubts exist regarding...

    Authors: Mohammed Sultan Al-Ak’hali, Hytham N. Fageeh, Esam Halboub, Mohammed Nasser Alhajj and Zaihan Ariffin

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:41

    Content type: Research article

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  18. The provision of unnecessary Emergency Medical Services care remains a challenge throughout the US and contributes to Emergency Department overcrowding, delayed services and lower quality of care. New EMS mode...

    Authors: Luis M. Pinet-Peralta, Lukas J. Glos, Evan Sanna, Brian Frankel and Ernest Lindqvist

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:40

    Content type: Research article

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  19. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is a life-saving program that has helped reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality, but knowledge and skills retention after training remains a significant challenge for sustainabili...

    Authors: Natalie Hoi-Man Chan, Hasan S. Merali, Niraj Mistry, Ryan Kealey, Douglas M. Campbell, Shaun K. Morris and Santorino Data

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:39

    Content type: Research article

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  20. Questionnaires are commonly used tools in telemedicine services that can help to evaluate different aspects. Selecting the ideal questionnaire for this purpose may be challenging for researchers. This study ai...

    Authors: Sadrieh Hajesmaeel-Gohari and Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:36

    Content type: Research article

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  21. Internet-based technologies play an increasingly important role in the management and outcome of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The healthcare system is currently flooded with digital innovations ...

    Authors: Lena Schiffer, Raoul Gertges, Mariel Nöhre, Elisabeth Schieffer, Uwe Tegtbur, Lars Pape, Martina de Zwaan and Mario Schiffer

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:34

    Content type: Research article

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  22. The Elderly and their caregivers need credible health information to manage elderly chronic diseases and help them to be involved in health decision making. In this regard, health websites are considered as a ...

    Authors: Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi, Shahabedin Rahmatizadeh, Ali Soleimaninejad, Seyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Shirazi and Parisa Mollaei

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:31

    Content type: Research article

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  23. Physical inactivity is a global health concern. mHealth interventions have become increasingly popular, but to date, principles of effective communication from Self-Determination Theory have not been integrate...

    Authors: Joanna Catherine Nicholas, Nikos Ntoumanis, Brendan John Smith, Eleanor Quested, Emmanuel Stamatakis and Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:23

    Content type: Research article

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  24. In recent years, a significant change has taken place in the health care delivery systems due to the availability of smartphones and mobile software applications. The use of mobile technology can help to reduc...

    Authors: P. Pokhrel, R. Karmacharya, T. Taylor Salisbury, K. Carswell, B. A. Kohrt, M. J. D. Jordans, H. Lempp, G. Thornicroft and N. P. Luitel

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:21

    Content type: Research article

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  25. Access to and use of digital technology are more common among people of more advantaged socioeconomic status. These differences might be due to lack of interest, not having physical access or having lower inte...

    Authors: Ivana Paccoud, Michèle Baumann, Etienne Le Bihan, Benoît Pétré, Mareike Breinbauer, Philip Böhme, Louis Chauvel and Anja K. Leist

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:18

    Content type: Research article

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  26. The rapid growth of mobile technology has given rise to the development of mobile health (mHealth) applications aimed at treating and preventing a wide range of health conditions. However, evidence on the use ...

    Authors: Ernest Osei, Desmond Kuupiel, Portia Nelisiwe Vezi and Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:11

    Content type: Research article

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  27. Kidney transplant outcomes are broadly associated with transplant recipients’ capacity in following a complex and continuous self-management regimen. Health information technology has the potential to empower ...

    Authors: Saeid Eslami, Farnaz Khoshrounejad, Reza Golmakani, Zhila Taherzadeh, Fariba Tohidinezhad, Sayyed Mostafa Mostafavi and Raheleh Ganjali

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:2

    Content type: Review

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  28. Electronic health records (EHRs) offer various advantages for healthcare delivery, especially for chronic and complex diseases such as psoriasis. However, both patients’ and physicians’ acceptability is requir...

    Authors: Toni Maria Klein, Matthias Augustin, Natalia Kirsten and Marina Otten

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:344

    Content type: Research article

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  29. Home telemonitoring is a promising approach to optimizing outcomes for patients with Type 2 Diabetes; however, this care strategy has not been adapted for use with understudied and underserved Hispanic/Latinos...

    Authors: Renee Pekmezaris, Myia S. Williams, Briana Pascarelli, Kayla D. Finuf, Yael T. Harris, Alyson K. Myers, Tonya Taylor, Myriam Kline, Vidhi H. Patel, Lawrence M. Murray, Samy I. McFarlane, Karalyn Pappas, Martin L. Lesser, Amgad N. Makaryus, Sabrina Martinez, Andrjez Kozikowski…

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:324

    Content type: Research article

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  30. The aim of the study was to address the working population with an occupational stress prevention program using mHealth solution and encourage them for healthy lifestyle choices.

    Authors: Tomislav Jukic, Alojz Ihan, Vojko Strojnik, David Stubljar and Andrej Starc

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:321

    Content type: Research article

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  31. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life is the optimal way to feed infants. However, recent studies suggest that exclusive breastfeeding rates in China remain low and are well below the recommen...

    Authors: Li Tang, Andy H. Lee, Colin W. Binns, Lian Duan, Yi Liu and Chunrong Li

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:300

    Content type: Study protocol

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2021 21:46

  32. Mobile health (mHealth) has good potential for promoting self-care in patients suffering from chronic diseases. The patients' positive attitude toward this technology is a key factor for the successful impleme...

    Authors: Ehsan Nabovati, Mehrdad Farzandipour, Marzieh Heidarzadeh Arani, Hossein Akbari, Reihane Sharif and Shima Anvari

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:281

    Content type: Research article

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  33. Current systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials suggest positive influences of mobile app-based health promotion programs on dietary and physical activity behaviors. However, the actual adoption of ...

    Authors: Paula Stehr, Veronika Karnowski and Constanze Rossmann

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:279

    Content type: Research article

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  34. The growing number of older people and, with it, the increase of neurological impairments such as dementia has led to the implementation of the use of computer programs for cognitive rehabilitation in people w...

    Authors: Manuel A. Franco-Martín, Angie A. Diaz-Baquero, Yolanda Bueno-Aguado, María T. Cid-Bartolomé, Esther Parra Vidales, María V. Perea Bartolomé, Isabel de la Torre Díez and Henriëtte G. van der Roest

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:274

    Content type: Software

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  35. As technology continues to advance, the internet is becoming increasingly popular. Self-diagnosis and health information seeking online is growing more common and it will be important to understand the influen...

    Authors: Annabel Farnood, Bridget Johnston and Frances S. Mair

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:253

    Content type: Review

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  36. Fever is one of the most common symptoms of pediatric consultations and its mismanagement is a health care burden. Guidelines on fever management are incoherent and data on fever management are still missing. ...

    Authors: David Martin, Jana Wachtmeister, Kai Ludwigs and Ekkehart Jenetzky

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:249

    Content type: Study protocol

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  37. Information technology (IT) plays an important role in nursing practice. Hence, nurses’ experiences and viewpoints about IT integration into healthcare help improve nurses’ adoption of IT. This study aimed to ...

    Authors: Jamileh Farokhzadian, Reza Khajouei, Arie Hasman and Leila Ahmadian

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:240

    Content type: Research article

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  38. This case study in Makassar City, Indonesia aims to investigate the clinicians’ perceptions, including both satisfaction and barriers in using telemedicine in a large, established program which supported 3974 ...

    Authors: Dea Indria, Mohannad Alajlani and Hamish S F Fraser

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:233

    Content type: Research article

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  39. IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a common type of chronic immune-mediated kidney disease with variable risk of progression to end-stage kidney disease. Risk stratification helps clinicians weight the potential risks ...

    Authors: Anna R. Gagliardi, Heather N. Reich, Daniel C. Cattran and Sean J. Barbour

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:231

    Content type: Research article

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  40. During the last decade, there has been an increase in studies describing use of mHealth, using smartphones with apps, in the healthcare system by a variety of populations. Despite this, few interventions inclu...

    Authors: Carina Göransson, Yvonne Wengström, Maria Hälleberg-Nyman, Ann Langius-Eklöf, Kristina Ziegert and Karin Blomberg

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:226

    Content type: Research article

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  41. The objectives of this study were to 1) measure the percentage of women who received SMS-based family planning communication, and 2) its association with modern contraception and maternal healthcare services a...

    Authors: Yingying Hu, Rui Huang, Bishwajit Ghose and Shangfeng Tang

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:218

    Content type: Research article

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  42. Telehealth (TH) was introduced as a promising tool to support integrated care for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It aims at improving self-management and providing remote suppo...

    Authors: Violeta Gaveikaite, Casandra Grundstrom, Stefan Winter, Helen Schonenberg, Minna Isomursu, Ioanna Chouvarda and Nicos Maglaveras

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:216

    Content type: Research article

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  43. With the development of information technology, an increasing number of healthcare professionals are using smartphones and mobile medical applications (apps) in their clinical practice. The objective of this s...

    Authors: Chao Zhang, Lin Fan, Zhaowu Chai, Cong Yu and Jinlin Song

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:213

    Content type: Research article

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  44. Many studies are available in the literature about e-health in Saudi Arabia, however, data is limited to a few organizations and does not necessarily reflect the current and potential use of e-health for healt...

    Authors: Bader Aldebasi, Abdulaziz I. Alhassan, Sami Al-Nasser and Mostafa A. Abolfotouh

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:209

    Content type: Research article

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  45. Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are systems to store patient information like medical histories, test results, and medications electronically. It helps to give quality service by improving data handling and ...

    Authors: Mohammedjud Hassen Ahmed, Adina Demissie Bogale, Binyam Tilahun, Mulugeta Hayelom Kalayou, Jorn Klein, Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste and Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:207

    Content type: Research article

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  46. ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a critical and time-sensitive emergency. The survival depends on prompt initiation of treatment requiring high precision and multi-level coordination between health...

    Authors: Nour Alkamel, Amr Jamal, Omar Alnobani, Mowafa Househ, Nasriah Zakaria, Mohammad Qawasmeh and Shabana Tharkar

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:205

    Content type: Research article

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  47. Family-centered care is a valued approach to improving child and family outcomes in early intervention (EI), yet there is need to implement interventions that support information exchange for shared decision-m...

    Authors: E. C. Albrecht, V. C. Kaelin, B. L. Rigau, J. K. Dooling-Litfin, E. A. Scully, N. J. Murphy, B. M. McManus and M. A. Khetani

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:199

    Content type: Research article

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  48. In recent years, online pharmacies have been accepted by increasingly more consumers, and the prospects for online pharmacies are optimistic. This article explores the consumers’ satisfaction factors addressed...

    Authors: Jingfang Liu, Yingyi Zhou, Xiaoyan Jiang and Wei Zhang

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:194

    Content type: Research article

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  49. The WHO recommends that individuals exposed to persons with multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) should be screened for active TB and followed up for 2 years to detect and treat secondary cases early. Reso...

    Authors: Kush Naker, Katherine M. Gaskell, Munhjargal Dorjravdan, Naranzul Dambaa, Chrissy H. Roberts and David A. J. Moore

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:188

    Content type: Research article

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  50. Growing demand for medical services has increased patient waiting time due to the limited number or unbalanced distribution of healthcare centers. Healthcare teleconsultation networks are one of the potentiall...

    Authors: Mohammad Mahdi Taghipour and Mohammad Mehdi Sepehri

    Citation: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 20:186

    Content type: Research article

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