Internet-delivered health interventions that work: Systematic review of meta-analyses and evaluation of website availability

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Rogers, Mary A M ^a   Lemmen, Kelsey ^a   Kramer, Rachel ^a   Mann, Jason ^a   Chopra, Vineet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted therapy; Global health; Internet; Public health; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85016391063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7111     Document Type: Review

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