Text Messaging Interventions for Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use: a Meta-Analysis

Prevention Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 181-188

  Mason, Michael ^a,b   Ola, Bolanle ^a   Zaharakis, Nikola ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Meta analysis; Substance use; Text messaging; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936102465     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: 15736695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-014-0498-7     Document Type: Review

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