Electronic Data Capture Tools for Global Health Programs: Evolution of LINKS, an Android-, Web-Based System
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The rapid expansion of mobile networks globally, coupled with the decreasing cost of mobile equipment [1], is allowing global health programs increasingly to utilize mobileand cloud-based technology in their efforts to target important challenges to public health. Our initial electronic data collection system employed personal digital assistants (PDAs) [2,3], but these proved to have significant cost and scalability limitations. The present report describes a second-generation, more efficient, cloudbased, smartphone-based system and the key elements that lead to its greater efficiency.
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