Diabetes text-message self-management support program (SMS4BG): A pilot study

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Dobson, Rosie ^a   Carter, Karen ^a   Cutfield, Richard ^b   Hulme, Ashley ^a   Hulme, Richard ^c   McNamara, Catherine ^b   Maddison, Ralph ^a   Murphy, Rinki ^a   Shepherd, Matthew ^a   Strydom, Johan ^a   Whittaker, Robyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c East Tamaki Health Care   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; MHealth; Mobile phone; Self management; SMS; Text message

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947763729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.3988     Document Type: Article

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