How are instant messaging applications used informally for paediatric health consultations in Pakistan? A qualitative study with caregivers and healthcare providers in Punjab
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- 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004360
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- 2026-07
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjph-2025-004360,
title = {How are instant messaging applications used informally for paediatric health consultations in Pakistan? A qualitative study with caregivers and healthcare providers in Punjab},
author = {Andrea Bernasconi and Hélène Kirchhoffer and Muhammad Taimoor Raza and Umaima Butt and Qurat Ul-Ain and Muhammad Abdullah Khan and Muhammad Tabraiz and Marianne van der Sande and Muhammad Shakir Raza},
year = {2026},
journal = {BMJ Public Health},
doi = {10.1136/bmjph-2025-004360},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-004360}
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TY - JOUR TI - How are instant messaging applications used informally for paediatric health consultations in Pakistan? A qualitative study with caregivers and healthcare providers in Punjab AU - Andrea Bernasconi AU - Hélène Kirchhoffer AU - Muhammad Taimoor Raza AU - Umaima Butt AU - Qurat Ul-Ain AU - Muhammad Abdullah Khan AU - Muhammad Tabraiz AU - Marianne van der Sande AU - Muhammad Shakir Raza PY - 2026 JO - BMJ Public Health DO - 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004360 UR - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-004360 ER -
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Bernasconi, A., Kirchhoffer, H., Raza, M. T., Butt, U., Ul-Ain, Q., Khan, M. A., Tabraiz, M., Sande, M. V. D., & Raza, M. S. (2026). How are instant messaging applications used informally for paediatric health consultations in Pakistan? A qualitative study with caregivers and healthcare providers in Punjab. BMJ Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-004360
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