Text messages as a tool for assessing public concern about drug problems

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 624-627

  Yoonessi, Ali ^a,b,c   Ekhtiari, Hamed ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Institute for Cognitive Science Studies   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; TRAMADOL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DRUG USE; FAMILY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRAN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TELEVISION; TIME;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG USERS; FAMILY; HUMANS; IRAN; PUBLIC OPINION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TELEVISION; TEXT MESSAGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890434976     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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