Evaluation of smartphone oral contraceptive reminder applications

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 584-587

  Gal, Noga ^a   Zite, Nikki B ^b   Wallace, Lorraine S ^c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Oral contraceptives; Smartphone; Smartphone applications

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOBILE APPLICATION; REMINDER SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE; STANDARDS;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE;

EID: 84930042993     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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