Effect of short message service as a reminder on breast self-examination in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial*

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 144-150

  Chung, Il Yong ^a,b   Kang, Eunyoung ^c   Yom, Cha Kyong ^c   Kim, Dongwon ^c   Sun, Young ^c   Hwang, Yoonsun ^c   Jang, Jin Youn ^c   Kim, Sung Won ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945174635     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X15571651     Document Type: Article

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