A Text messaging-based smoking cessation program for adult smokers: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Ybarra, Michele ^a   Bosi, A Tülay Bagci ^b   Korchmaros, Josephine ^a   Emri, Salih ^b  

^a Center for Innovative Public Health Research   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Middle east; Pilot study; Smoking cessation; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING CESSATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING CESSATION; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872481169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2231     Document Type: Article

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