It's time to Eat! Using mobile games to promote healthy eating

IEEE Pervasive Computing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 21-27

  Pollak, John P ^a   Gay, Geri ^a   Byrne, Sahara ^a   Wagner, Emily ^a   Retelny, Daniela ^a   Humphreys, Lee ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

computer applications; health; life and medical sciences; mobile applications; pervasive computing; social and behavioral sciences

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; MEDICAL SCIENCE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PERVASIVE COMPUTING; SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES;

HEALTH; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA); TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 77954821535     PISSN: 15361268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MPRV.2010.41     Document Type: Article

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