Design considerations for smoking cessation apps: Feedback from nicotine dependence treatment providers and smokers

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  McClure, Jennifer B ^a   Hartzler, Andrea L ^a   Catz, Sheryl L ^b  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile health; Smartphone; Smoking; Tobacco use cessation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040838425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.5181     Document Type: Article

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