Mobile phone text messaging to promote healthy behaviors and weight loss maintenance: A feasibility study

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-25

  Gerber, Ben S ^a   Stolley, Melinda R ^b   Thompson, Allison L ^c   Sharp, Lisa K ^b   Fitzgibbon, Marian L ^b  

^a Institute for Health Research and Policy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cellular phone; Health behavior; Health promotion; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CELLULAR PHONE; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SELF CARE; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WEIGHT LOSS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 60449105323     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458208099865     Document Type: Article

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