Mobile technology-based interventions for adult users of alcohol: A systematic review of the literature

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 62, Issue , 2016, Pages 25-34

  Fowler, Lauren A ^a   Holt, Sidney L ^a   Joshi, Deepti ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Intervention; SMS; Substance use; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; META ANALYSIS; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; REVIEW; SMARTPHONE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEXT MESSAGING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CELL PHONE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973864096     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.06.008     Document Type: Review

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