Application of short message service to control blood cholesterol: a field trial

Application of short message service to control blood cholesterol: a field trial

Abstract 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...

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Main Authors: Saeed Sadeghian, Mohsen Shams, Zahra Alipour, Soheil Saadat, Reza Hamidian, Maryam Shahrzad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Short message service
Blood cholesterol
Coronary disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-017-0427-3

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