Harm reduction text messages delivered during alcohol drinking: Feasibility study protocol

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Renner, Karen Adell ^a   Walker, Natalie ^a   Parag, Varsha ^a   McCormick, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; EHealth; Harm reduction; Mobile phone; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

EID: 85099679776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.1970     Document Type: Article

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