Adaptation and performance of a mobile application for early detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Luisa Consuelo Perea Neal D E AlexanderRuth Mabel CastilloÁlvaro José Martínez Jonny Alejandro García Luna Juan David Arango Paredes Leonardo VargasPatricia MadriñánLina-Rocío HurtadoYenifer OrobioCarlos Alberto Rojas Arbeláez Helena Del CorralAndrés NavarroNancy Gore SaraviaEliah Aronoff-Spencer

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

Translating a validated prediction rule to a mHealth technology has shown the potential to improve the capacity of community health workers and healthcare personnel to provide opportune care, and access to health services for underserved populations. These findings support the use of mHealth tools for NTD research and healthcare.

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