iPhone apps for smoking cessation: A content analysis

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-285

  Abroms, Lorien C ^a   Padmanabhan, Nalini ^c   Thaweethai, Lalida ^a   Phillips, Todd ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEPHONE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR PHONE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 79951750506     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.10.032     Document Type: Article

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