Implementation of an online pragmatic randomized controlled trial: A methodological case study

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-303

  Cobb, Nathan K ^a,b   Poirier, Josée ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MeYou Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Health informatics; Intervention; Randomized controlled trial; Research; Software development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TELEHEALTH; WELLBEING;

EID: 84884152746     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-013-0223-2     Document Type: Article

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