A quantitative systematic review of the efficacy of mobile phone interventions to improve medication adherence

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1932-1953

  Park, Linda G ^a   Howie Esquivel, Jill ^a   Dracup, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication adherence; Mobile phone; Nursing; Short message service (SMS); Text messaging

Indexed keywords

DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

CELL PHONES; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84905723529     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12400     Document Type: Review

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