Intelligent obesity interventions using Smartphones

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 519-520

  Wolfenden, Luke ^a   Brennan, Leah ^b   Britton, Ben I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intervention; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity; Smartphone; Technology

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; LETTER; MOBILE PHONE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649688675     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.09.004     Document Type: Letter

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