Apps for IMproving FITness and increasing physical activity among young people: The AIMFIT pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Direito, Artur ^a   Jiang, Yannan ^a   Whittaker, Robyn ^a   Maddison, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Exercise; Health promotion; MHealth; Mobile applications; Motor activity; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Smartphone; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SMARTPHONE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; SELF EFFICACY; SMARTPHONE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84940661116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4568     Document Type: Article

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