Automated coaching to help parents increase their children's brushing frequency: An exploratory trial

Community Dental Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 88-93

  Hurling, R ^a   Claessen, J P ^a   Nicholson, J ^a   Schafer F ^a   Tomlin, C C ^a   Lowe, C F ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cellular phone; Internet; Intervention studies; Mobile phone; Oral hygiene; Pilot projects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878792468     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_3035Hurling06     Document Type: Article

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