Daily SMS reminders to obtain adherence to asthma treatment
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The feasibility of text reminders to improve medication adherence in adolescents with asthma
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.03.034