Using software-modified smartphones to validate self-reported mobile phone use in young people: A pilot study

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 538-543

  Goedhart, Geertje ^a   Vrijheid, Martine ^b,c,d   Wiart, Joe ^e   Hours, Martine ^f   Kromhout, Hans ^a   Cardis, Elisabeth ^b,c,d   Eastman Langer, Chelsea ^b,c,d   de Llobet Viladoms, Patricia ^b,c,d   Massardier Pilonchery, Amelie ^f   Vermeulen, Roel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT MINES TELECOM   (France)

^f University Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Laterality; Mobile application; Validation study

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; SMARTPHONES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; LATERALITY; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOBILE PHONE USE; PILOT STUDIES; SMART PHONES; SMART-PHONE APPLICATIONS; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG PEOPLES;

DATA TRANSFER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; NETHERLANDS; PILOT STUDY; SELF REPORT; SMARTPHONE; SPAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF REPORT; SMARTPHONE; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942062381     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.21931     Document Type: Letter

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