Open AccessA study on the role of mobile phone communication in tuberculosis dots treatment
Author(s) -
R. Elangovan,
S. Arulchelvan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.120158
Subject(s) - mobile phone , tuberculosis , phone , medicine , internet privacy , computer science , business , telecommunications , linguistics , pathology , philosophy
Every year, a lot of Tuberculosis (TB) patients undergo Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) in Salem city, one of the high TB districts in South India. Mobile phone usage among these patients and health workers is common. Mobile phone communication has a great potential in TB treatment.