| Literature DB >> 28676384 |
Awais Raza1, Ibrahim Raza1, Thomas M Drake2, Ahmed Bani Sadar1, Muhammad Adil1, Fatima Baluch1, Ahmad Uzair Qureshi3, Ewen M Harrison2.
Abstract
Smartphones are increasingly used in healthcare, yet little is known about their utility in medical research as a means of data collection in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In this letter, we discuss results from our experiences with data collection on smartphones in an LMIC setting. Our experience found smartphones a secure and reliable data collection tool for medical research that can empower researchers in countries to participate in surgical studies.Keywords: Data collection; Developing country; Smart phone; Smart phone application
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28676384 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.06.081
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Surg ISSN: 1743-9159 Impact factor: 6.071