E-health:Can It Contribute to Reductions in Road Traffic Injuries?

查看全文 作　　者：Robyn [1,2,3]Norton 机构地区：[1]The George Institute for Global Health;[2]University of Oxford;[3]Public Health,University of Sydney 出　　处：《伤害医学(电子版)》索引2012年第1卷第2期,共2页 摘　　要：The use of electronic technologies (e-health),including mobile devices (m-health),as a means to prevent and manage disease and improve health outcomes is a relatively new area of endeavour,but one which is gaining significant momentum,especially in settings where lowcost solutions to improve health outcomes are required[1].In many low and middle-income countries,access to mobile phones and the internet is already high and increasing,especially among adolescents (the highest risk group for road traffic injuries),and with costs for these technologies continuing to decline,they offer significant opportunities to contribute to improvements in health outcomes.