The alcohol tracker application: An initial evaluation of user preferences

BMJ Innovations

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 8-13

  Zhang, Melvyn W B ^a,b   Ward, John ^b,c   Ying, John J B ^a,b   Pan, Fang ^b,d   Ho, Roger C M ^b,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b E Health Research Consortium   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL TRACKER APPLICATION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMARTPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84999491368     PISSN: 20558074     EISSN: 2055642X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjinnov-2015-000087     Document Type: Article

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