Short message service (SMS) text messaging as an intervention medium for weight loss: A literature review

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 235-250

  Shaw, Ryan ^a   Bosworth, Hayden ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

eHealth; IT healthcare evaluation; mobile health; pervasive technologies; telecare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84871648219     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458212442422     Document Type: Article

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