Parent-targeted mobile phone intervention to increase physical activity in sedentary children: Randomized pilot trial

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Newton, Robert L ^a   Marker, Arwen M ^a   Allen, H Raymond ^a   MacHtmes, Ryan, Mappstats ^b   Han, Hongmei, Mappstats ^c   Johnson, William D ^a   Schuna, John M ^d   Broyles, Stephanie T ^a   Tudor Locke, Catrine ^a   Church, Timothy S ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pharmaceutical Product Development   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Mobile health; Parents; Pedometers; Physical activity intervention; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929959520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.3420     Document Type: Article

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