Mobile delivery of treatment for alcohol use disorders: A review of the literature

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-122

  Quanbeck, Andrew ^a   Chih, Ming Yuan ^b   Isham, Andrew ^a   Johnson, Roberta ^a   Gustafson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcohol use disorders; Continuing care; Electronic health technology; Internet; Intervention; Literature review; Mobile health technology; Mobile phone; Smart phone; Telecommunication; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DEVICES; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CELL PHONES; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84928815895     PISSN: 21683492     EISSN: 21694796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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