The Use of Digital Health in the Detection and Management of COVID-19
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School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Health Sciences Centre, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St John’s, NL A1B 3V6, Canada
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Chief Scientific Officer, BreatheSuite Inc., St John’s, NL A1B 2X2, Canada
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(8), 2906; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082906
Received: 4 April 2020 / Revised: 15 April 2020 / Accepted: 19 April 2020 / Published: 23 April 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Examining Care-Gaps in Obstructive Airway Diseases (OADs))
Digital health is uniquely positioned to enhance the way we detect and manage infectious diseases. This commentary explores the potential of implementing digital technologies that can be used at different stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, including data-driven disease surveillance, screening, triage, diagnosis, and monitoring. Methods that could potentially reduce the exposure of healthcare providers to the virus are also discussed.
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Keywords:
digital health; mHealth; infectious disease; COVID-19
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Alwashmi, M.F. The Use of Digital Health in the Detection and Management of COVID-19. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082906
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Alwashmi MF. The Use of Digital Health in the Detection and Management of COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(8):2906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082906
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlwashmi, Meshari F. 2020. "The Use of Digital Health in the Detection and Management of COVID-19" Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 17, no. 8: 2906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082906
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