A randomized controlled trial of sms text messaging versus postal reminder to improve attendance after lipid lowering therapy in primary care

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 284-293

  Cho, Sung Ja ^a   Kim, Young Sik ^a   Shin, Ho Cheol ^b   Sung, Eun Ju ^b   Kim, Dae Hyun ^c   Lee, Sangyeoup ^d   Jeon, Tae Hee ^e   Yang, Yun Jun ^f   Cho, Chung Hwan ^g   Kang, Hee Cheol ^h   Cheong, Yoo Seock ⁱ  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul Veterans Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Jeunju Jesus Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attendance; Randomized controlled trial; Reminder; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053957154     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.4.284     Document Type: Article

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