Can healthy people benefit from health apps?
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چکیده
A health app is a piece of smartphone software that purports to offer the user some health benefit. Many of these apps are aimed at people with diagnoses; for example, they teach the correct use of an asthma inhaler or collect blood pressure results by syncing wirelessly with a blood pressure monitor. But many are aimed at people with no diagnosis: for example, apps that allow users to track their calorie intake and exercise, or even their sleep patterns.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 350 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015