Pediatric and Primary Health Care Services in the 21st Century
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2024) | Viewed by 2202
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Interests: public health; epidemiology; healthcare costs
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Interests: pediatric; eHealth; mHealth; primary healthcare—healthcare costs
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Interests: pesticides; biomarkers; esterases; occupational exposure; environmental exposure; metals; oxidative stress; public health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Primary Health Care plays an essential role in 21st Century Medicine and it is probably the most important reference system that can deal with the huge challenges brought by the beginning of this century. The use of technology, the COVID-19 pandemic, the empowerment of the patients, the increasing importance of pediatrics, and the crisis in costs are challenging the medical practices of the last century. The healthcare professionals need to adapt to this new, unknown situation, using tools that are completely new or, even worse, do not exist. However, the potential to perform research is higher than at any other time in history, and it is also easier than ever to share evidence-based knowledge. This Special Issue, focused in the role of primary health care in 21st century medicine, provides a great opportunity to satisfy the needs of the primary health care professionals, so we can provide them with the necessary tools to deal with these enormous challenges. Therefore, we are looking for manuscripts focused on health technology, especially apps, websites or other tools, that can help professionals and patients, especially parents and children, empower these patients, parents and children, and help to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, and deal with increasing costs, from the perspective of primary health care. Thus, we invite the submission of manuscripts describing qualitative or quantitative research in areas such as eHealth, mHealth, mobile or computer apps, pediatrics, COVID-19 and costs, always from the perspective of the role of Primary Health Care in 21st Century Medicine.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Prof. Dr. Tesifón Parrón-Carreño
Dr. Bruno José Nievas Soriano
Dr. David Lozano-Paniagua
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- eHealth
- mHealth
- apps
- pediatrics
- COVID-19
- costs
- primary health care
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