Randomized trial of a smartphone mobile application compared to text messaging to support smoking cessation

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 206-214

  Buller, David B ^a   Borland, Ron ^b   Bettinghaus, Erwin P ^a   Shane, James H ^a   Zimmerman, Donald E ^c  

^a KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; Technology; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EHEALTH; INTERACTIVE TOOL; MESSAGING SYSTEM; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE SERVICE; RANDOMIZED TRIAL; SMART-PHONE APPLICATIONS; SMOKING CESSATIONS;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MOBILE COMPUTING; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

TEXT MESSAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL PHONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896898133     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0169     Document Type: Article

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