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Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1641) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3297) Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (636) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2871) Text-messaging (SMS, WeChat etc)-Based Interventions (650) Smoking Cessation (556)

Published on in Vol 17, No 10 (2015): October

Using WhatsApp and Facebook Online Social Groups for Smoking Relapse Prevention for Recent Quitters: A Pilot Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Using WhatsApp and Facebook Online Social Groups for Smoking Relapse Prevention for Recent Quitters: A Pilot Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Using WhatsApp and Facebook Online Social Groups for Smoking Relapse Prevention for Recent Quitters: A Pilot Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Yee Tak Derek Cheung1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ching Han Helen Chan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Chi-Keung Jonah Lai2 Author Orcid Image ;   Wai Fung Vivian Chan3 Author Orcid Image ;   Man Ping Wang3 Author Orcid Image ;   Ho Cheung William Li3 Author Orcid Image ;   Sophia Siu Chee Chan3 Author Orcid Image ;   Tai-Hing Lam1 Author Orcid Image
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