Press Release: Healthcare in your pocket: unlocking the potential of mHealth

On 10 April 2014, the European Commission launched a consultation on mHealth or mobile health, asking for help in finding ways to enhance the health and wellbeing of Europeans with the use of mobile devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, patient monitoring devices and other wireless devices.

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