Effectiveness of a smartphone app on improving immunization of children in rural Sichuan Province, China: a cluster randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Li Chen (Author), Xiaozhen Du (Author), Lin Zhang (Author), Michelle Helena van Velthoven (Author), Qiong Wu (Author), Ruikan Yang (Author), Ying Cao (Author), Wei Wang (Author), Lihui Xie (Author), Xiuqin Rao (Author), Yanfeng Zhang (Author), Jeanne Catherine Koepsell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an EPI smartphone application (EPI app) on improving vaccination coverage in rural Sichuan Province, China. Methods This matched-pair cluster randomized controlled study included 32 village doctors, matched in 16 pairs, and...