Project TwEATs. A feasibility study testing the use of automated text messaging to monitor appetite ratings in a free-living population

Appetite

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 465-468

  Schembre, Susan M ^a   Yuen, Jessica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Hunger ratings; Measurement; Mobile phones; Social network services; Technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGING; AUTOMATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGER; INTERNET; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE MONITORING; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TELECOMMUNICATION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; APPETITE; CELLULAR PHONE; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952382468     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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