"Let's get wasted!" and other apps: Characteristics, acceptability, and use of alcohol-related smartphone applications

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Weaver, Emma R ^a   Horyniak, Danielle R ^a,b   Jenkinson, Rebecca ^a   Dietze, Paul ^a,b   Lim, Megan S C ^a,b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Applications; Mobile phone; Young adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 85099691165     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.2709     Document Type: Article

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