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Theme issue 2019: 20th Anniversary Issue (30) Mobile Health (mhealth) (2974) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2912) Text-messaging (SMS, WeChat etc)-Based Interventions (657)

Published on in Vol 21, No 12 (2019): December

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/16630, first published .
Old-Fashioned Technology in the Era of “Bling”: Is There a Future for Text Messaging in Health Care?

Old-Fashioned Technology in the Era of “Bling”: Is There a Future for Text Messaging in Health Care?

Old-Fashioned Technology in the Era of “Bling”: Is There a Future for Text Messaging in Health Care?

Authors of this article:

Jane C Willcox1 Author Orcid Image ;   Rosie Dobson2 Author Orcid Image ;   Robyn Whittaker2, 3 Author Orcid Image
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