Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Table of Contents Yearb Med Inform 2012; 21(01): 74-78DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1639434 Working Group Contribution Georg Thieme Verlag KG StuttgartUsing Personal Handheld Computing Devices for Personalizing HealthcareA Contribution from the IMIA Working Group on Telehealth S. B. Gogia 1 Society for Administration of Telemedicine and Healthcare Informatics (SATHI), New Delhi, India , A. Maeder 2 University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, Australia , S. Meher 3 All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, India , M. Mars 4 University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa , G. Hartvigsen 5 University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway , A. 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