Design and preliminary validation of a mobile application-based expert system to facilitate repair of medical equipment in resource-limited health settings

Alison L Wong1 Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA;2 Division of Plastic Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]

Kelly M Lacob1 Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Madeline G Wilson1 Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Stacie M Zwolski1 Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Soumyadipta Acharya1 Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Pages 157-169 | Published online: 16 May 2018

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