Development and implementation of a smartphone application to promote physical activity and reduce screen-time in adolescent boys

Frontiers in Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue MAY, 2014, Pages

  Lubans, David R ^a   Smith, Jordan J ^a   Skinner, Geoff ^b   Morgan, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Ffitness and exercise; Obesity prevention; Physical activity; Sedentary behavior; Self determination theory; Social cognitive theory; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907218492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00042     Document Type: Article

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