Text messaging and medication adherence - Do we have a missed call? (Letter)

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Ahmadvand, Alireza
Nissen, Lisa
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2016
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To the Editor We read the Original Investigation by Thakkar et al1 and the Invited Commentary by Nieuwlaat et al2 in a recent issue of JAMA Internal Medicine with great enthusiasm. Focusing on the second largest unsolved gap in health care and showing promisingly positive effects of short message service (SMS)-based interventions in improving the odds of medication adherence are important aspects of this research.To the Editor We read the Original Investigation by Thakkar et al1 and the Invited Commentary by Nieuwlaat et al2 in a recent issue of JAMA Internal Medicine with great enthusiasm. Focusing on the second largest unsolved gap in health care and showing promisingly positive effects of short message service (SMS)-based interventions in improving the odds of medication adherence are important aspects of this research.
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Journal Title
JAMA Internal Medicine
Volume
176
Issue
8
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© 2016 American Medical Association (AMA). This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Clinical sciences
Ophthalmology and optometry