Prompting Healthy Behavior via Text Messaging in Adolescents and Young Adults

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-252

  Preston, Karen E ^a   Walhart, Tara A ^a   O'sullivan, Ann L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

short messaging service (SMS); text messaging; texting; wireless communications

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957898134     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827610392325     Document Type: Article

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