Information vulnerability in mobile health applications in Latin America
Keywords:
confidentiality, health institutions, technology, security measuresAbstract
In recent years there is a growing trend of mobile health applications, many of them unreliable, for this reason it is important to create control measures that ensure the confidentiality of information.Downloads
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2022-03-14
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Valenzuela Atencia PC. Information vulnerability in mobile health applications in Latin America. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 14 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];51(1):e02201780. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/1780
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