Social media interventions for diet and exercise behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Williams, Gillian ^a   Hamm, Michele P ^a   Shulhan, Jocelyn ^a   Vandermeer, Ben ^a   Hartling, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; DIET; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84896889319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003926     Document Type: Review

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