Past, Present, and Future of eHealth and mHealth Research to Improve Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 219-228.e1

  Vandelanotte, Corneel ^a   Müller, Andre M ^b   Short, Camille E ^c   Hingle, Melanie ^d   Nathan, Nicole ^e,f,g   Williams, Susan L ^a   Lopez, Michael L ^h   Parekh, Sanjoti ⁱ   Maher, Carol A ^j  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^g HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^h TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Behavior change; Diet; Intervention; Nutrition; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; ROLE THEORY; TELEHEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84960452606     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2015.12.006     Document Type: Article

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