Text messaging interventions increase adherence to antiretroviral therapy and smoking cessation
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Text Messaging-Based Interventions for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
BACKGROUND Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable global health problems producing nearly 6 million smoking-related deaths per year. Interventions delivered via text messaging (short message service, SMS) may increase access to educational and support services that promote smoking cessation across diverse populations. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this meta-analysis is to (1) evaluate the e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence Based Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1356-5524,1473-6810
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101359