Internet use and access among pregnant women via computer and mobile phone: Implications for delivery of perinatal care

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Urrutia, Rachel Peragallo ^a   Berger, Alexander A ^b   Ivins, Amber A ^a   Beckham, Jenna ^a   Thorp, John M ^a   Nicholson, Wanda K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Internet; Mobile phone; Postpartum period; Pregnancy; Risk reduction behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978394659     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.3347     Document Type: Article

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