Text messaging in health care: A systematic review of impact studies

Advances in Health Care Management

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages 235-261

  Yeager, Valerie A ^a   Menachemi, Nir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; REVIEW; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873028650     PISSN: 14748231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/s1474-8231(2011)0000011013     Document Type: Review

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