Mobile app self-care versus in-office care for stress reduction: A cost minimization analysis

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 431-435

  Luxton, David D ^a,b   Hansen, Ryan N ^c   Stanfill, Katherine ^a  

^a National Center for Telehealth and Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CELL PHONES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE; STATE MEDICINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84918518016     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X14555616     Document Type: Article

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