Application of short message service to control blood cholesterol: a field trial
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Application of short message service to control blood cholesterol: a field trial
BACKGROUND Despite recommendations, many middle-age adults neglect to check their blood cholesterol levels. Short message service (SMS, also known as texting) has been seldom studied for preventive education. We estimated how SMS can be a cost-effective method in encouraging people to check their blood cholesterol levels. METHODS In a field trial, 3600 cell phone users (age > 30) were randoml...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI: 10.1186/s12911-017-0427-3