The feasibility of assessing alcohol use among college students using wireless mobile devices: Implications for health education and behavioural research

Health Education Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 311-320

  Mays, Darren ^a,b   Cremeens, Jennifer ^c   Usdan, Stuart ^d   Martin, Ryan J ^e   Arriola, Kimberly J ^a   Bernhardt, Jay M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Center for Health Marketing   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^e Division on Addiction   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol use; data collection; mobile devices; wireless

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956805515     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910364831     Document Type: Article

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