A systematic review of smartphone applications for smoking cessation

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 292-299

  Haskins, Brianna L ^a   Lesperance, Donna ^a   Gibbons, Patric ^a   Boudreaux, Edwin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

eHealth; Mobile health; Smartphone application; Tobacco cessation

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOBILE APPLICATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SMARTPHONE; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY;

HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SMARTPHONE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85026632309     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-017-0492-2     Document Type: Review

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