A systematic review and meta-analysis of mobile devices and weight loss with an Intervention Content Analysis

Journal of Personalized Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 311-385

  Lyzwinski, Lynnette Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mobile devices; Mobile health; Obesity; RCTs; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA SYNTHESIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOBILE PHONE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84934960197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jpm4030311     Document Type: Review

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