Healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences on using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev

Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa, Tygerberg, South Africa.

Published: November 2015

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