Promoting Behavior Change from Alcohol Use Through Mobile Technology: The Future of Ecological Momentary Assessment

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2209-2215

  Cohn, Amy M ^a   Hunter Reel, Dorian ^b   Hagman, Brett T ^a   Mitchell, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavior Change; Cell Phones; Cellular Phones; Ecological Momentary Assessment; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MONITORING; TELEMEDICINE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 81855193940     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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