Mobile apps for pediatric obesity prevention and treatment, healthy eating, and physical activity promotion: Just fun and games?

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 320-325

  Schoffman, Danielle E ^a   Turner McGrievy, Gabrielle ^a   Jones, Sonya J ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Mobile apps; Mobile health; Overweight; Pediatric obesity

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GAME; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MOBILE PHONE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84884161295     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-013-0206-3     Document Type: Article

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