Using mHealth to Predict Noncommunicable Diseases: A Public Health Opportunity for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Ellen Rosskam, MPH, PhD; Adnan A Hyder, MPH, MD, PhD 1ER Global Consult, La Croix-de-Rozon, Switzerland 2Visiting Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, United States 3Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Health Systems Program, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States 4Bloomberg School of Public Health, International Injury Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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