Published on in Vol 5, No 2 (2016): Apr-Jun

A Research Protocol to Test the Effectiveness of Text Messaging and Reminder Calls to Increase Service Use Referrals in a Community Engagement Program

A Research Protocol to Test the Effectiveness of Text Messaging and Reminder Calls to Increase Service Use Referrals in a Community Engagement Program

A Research Protocol to Test the Effectiveness of Text Messaging and Reminder Calls to Increase Service Use Referrals in a Community Engagement Program

Deepthi Satheesa Varma   1 * , MSW, MPhil, PHD ;   Mark Hart   1 * , EdD, MALS ;   Denise Sonya McIntyre   1 * , BS ;   Evan Kwiatkowski   1 * , MS ;   Linda Bauer Cottler   1 * , MPH, PHD, FACE

1 College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Deepthi Satheesa Varma, MSW, MPhil, PHD
  • College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine
  • Department of Epidemiology
  • University of Florida
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