Text messaging as a tool for behavior change in disease prevention and management

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-69

  Cole Lewis, Heather ^a   Kershaw, Trace ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cellular phone; health behavior; intervention studies; review

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; MOBILE PHONE; RISK REDUCTION; UTILIZATION;

CELL PHONES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77954983135     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxq004     Document Type: Review

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