SMS education for the promotion of diabetes self-management in low & middle income countries: a pilot randomized controlled trial in Egypt
Abstract Background Due to the ubiquity of mobile phones in low and middle income countries, we aimed to examine the feasibility of SMS education among diabetic patients in Egypt, and assess the impact of educational text messages, compared to traditional paper-based methods, on glycemic control and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4973-5 |