Impact of seasonality on recruitment, retention, adherence, and outcomes in a web-based smoking cessation intervention: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Graham, Amanda L ^a,b   Cha, Sarah ^a   Cobb, Nathan K ^b,c,d   Fang, Ye ^a   Niaura, Raymond S ^a,b,c   Mushro, Aaron ^e  

^a Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MeYou Health   (United States)

^e Marketing Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Research subject recruitment; Seasonal variation; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT RECRUITMENT; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKING CESSATION;

INTERNET; RESEARCH SUBJECT RECRUITMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEASONS; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84887938277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2880     Document Type: Article

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