Evidence-based strategies in weight-loss mobile apps

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 576-582

  Pagoto, Sherry ^a   Schneider, Kristin ^d   Jojic, Mirjana ^a   Debiasse, Michele ^b   Mann, Devin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRESS; TIME MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CELLULAR PHONE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOTIVATION; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84886075052     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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