Encouraging physical activity in teens can technology help reduce barriers to physical activity in adolescent girls?

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare 2008, PervasiveHealth

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 218-221

  Toscos, Tammy ^a   Faber, Anne ^a   Connelly, Kay ^a   Upoma, Adity Mutsuddi ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based applications; Fitness; Mobile phone; Persuasive technology; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

ACTIVITY-BASED APPLICATIONS; CAN TECHNOLOGY; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; FIELD STUDIES; FITNESS; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MOBILE PHONE; PERSUASIVE TECHNOLOGY; PERVASIVE COMPUTING; PHONE APPLICATIONS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; USER GROUPS;

HEALTH;

EID: 52149104942     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2008.4571073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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