Impact of text message reminders on caregivers' adherence to a home fortification program against child anemia in rural western China: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1256-1262

  Zhou, Huan ^a   Sun, Shuai ^a   Luo, Renfu ^b   Sylvia, Sean ^c   Yue, Ai ^d   Shi, Yaojiang ^d   Zhang, Linxiu ^e   Medina, Alexis ^f   Rozelle, Scott ^f  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ANEMIA; CAREGIVER; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXT MESSAGING;

ANEMIA; CAREGIVERS; CELL PHONES; CHINA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRON; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RURAL POPULATION; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84974539650     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303140     Document Type: Article

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