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10 uses of texting to improve health

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BJ Fogg,

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Persuasive '09: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology

Article No.: 38, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/1541948.1541997

Published: 26 April 2009 Publication History

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Most people use text messaging to stay in touch with friends. But the options for texting go beyond individual communication. In this paper we present 10 ways for texting to improve health behavior. Our hope is that health professionals can see new ways that texting can help achieve their health care goals.

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Persuasive '09: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology

April 2009

279 pages

ISBN:9781605583761

DOI:10.1145/1541948

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