Opportunities and challenges for smartphone applications in supporting health behavior change: Qualitative study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Dennison, Laura ^a   Morrison, Leanne ^a   Conway, Gemma ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cellular phone; Focus groups; Health; Mobile phone; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORK; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORKING; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877331082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2583     Document Type: Article

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