Treatment of child/adolescent obesity using the addiction model: A smartphone app pilot study

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 248-259

  Pretlow, Robert A ^a   Stock, Carol M ^b   Allison, Stephen ^c   Roeger, Leigh ^c  

^a eHealth Institute   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SMARTPHONE; TEACHING; UTILIZATION; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CONCEPT; SMARTPHONE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930590610     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2014.0124     Document Type: Article

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