Efficacy of a text message-based smoking cessation intervention for young people: A cluster randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Haug, Severin ^a   Schaub, Michael P ^a   Venzin, Vigeli ^b   Meyer, Christian ^c   John, Ulrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Cantonal Office for Secondary Education Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

School; Smoking cessation; Students; Text messaging (SMS); Young people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SWITZERLAND; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TEXT MESSAGING (SMS); YOUNG PEOPLE;

ADULT; HUMANS; SMOKING CESSATION; SWITZERLAND; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SCHOOL; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDENTS; TEXT MESSAGING (SMS); YOUNG PEOPLE;

EID: 84883386028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2636     Document Type: Article

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