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14th October 2009

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Improved Adherence and Outcomes for Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients by Using Text Messaging

This recent study in the Journal of Pediatrics shows that text message reminders may be an effective way to improve adherence with medication. The tattletale twist: A daily medication reminder text was sent to patients post-transplant. If the adolescents didn’t respond to the SMS within the hour, a text would be generated to the caregiver.

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