Using mHealth to Predict Noncommunicable Diseases: A Public Health Opportunity for Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

J Med Internet Res

Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Health Systems Program, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Published: May 2017

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