The mobile revolution-using smartphone apps to prevent cardiovascular disease

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 350-360

  Neubeck, Lis ^a   Lowres, Nicole ^b   Benjamin, Emelia J ^c   Freedman, S Ben ^d   Coorey, Genevieve ^a   Redfern, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^d Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EXERCISE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL PHONES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84929966550     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2015.34     Document Type: Review

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