American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 177-181 , August 2008

Health and the Mobile Phone

  • Kevin Patrick, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
    • House_n (Department of Architecture), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Kevin Patrick, MD, MS, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, DEPT 0811, La Jolla CA 92093-0811.
    • ,
  • William G. Griswold, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
    • House_n (Department of Architecture), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Fred Raab

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
    • House_n (Department of Architecture), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Stephen S. Intille, PhD

      Affiliations

    • House_n (Department of Architecture), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.05.001

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 177-181 , August 2008

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