Title :
MedlinePlus Mobile: Consumer Health Information On-the-Go
Author :
Frant, L. ; Goldstein, Brian ; Yue Ma ; Sun, Dianne ; Burgess, Sarena
Author_Institution :
US Nat. Libr. of Med., Bethesda, MD, USA
Abstract :
MedlinePlus Mobile provides a core set of the authoritative health information found on MedlinePlus.gov, optimized for mobile devices. The authors detail the technical approach taken to create this website, from the system architecture through development and testing.
Keywords :
health care; medical computing; mobile computing; MedlinePlus mobile; authoritative health information; consumer health information on-the-go; mobile devices; Biomedical computing; Information systems; Internet; Medical information systems; Medical services; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; MedlinePlus Mobile; affective computing; applicative (functional) programming; computer systems organization; emerging technologies; health IT; information technology; mobile computing; programming techniques; software/software engineering;
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2012.20
