Feasibility and acceptability of a text messaging-based smoking cessation program in Ankara, Turkey

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 960-973

  Ybarra, Michele L ^a   Holtrop, Jodi S ^b   Baǧci Bosi, A Tülay ^c   Bilir, Nazmi ^c   Korchmaros, Josephine D ^a   Salih Emri, A K ^c  

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

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; TEXT MESSAGING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TEXT MESSAGING; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881376312     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.757399     Document Type: Article

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