Don’t Forget the Humble Text Message: 25 Years of Text Messaging in Health

Don’t Forget the Humble Text Message: 25 Years of Text Messaging in Health

Since the early studies exploring the use of SMS text messaging for health intervention, text messaging has played a pivotal role in the advancement of mobile health. As an intervention modality, text messaging has provided vital learnings for the design and delivery of interventions, par...

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Main Authors:	Rosie Dobson, Robyn Whittaker, Lorien C Abroms, Dale Bramley, Caroline Free, Hayden McRobbie, Melanie Stowell, Anthony Rodgers
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	JMIR Publications 2024-12-01
Series:	Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:	https://www.jmir.org/2024/1/e59888
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