The effectiveness of mobile phone-based care for weight control in metabolic syndrome patients: Randomized controlled trial

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Oh, Bumjo ^a   Cho, Belong ^b,c,d   Han, Min Kyu ^b   Choi, Hochun ^b   Lee, Mi Na ^e   Kang, Hee Cheol ^e   Lee, Chang Hee ^f   Yun, Heeseong ^f   Kim, Youngho ^f  

^a Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diet; Exercise; Health information management; Metabolic syndrome X; Mobile health; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969392903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.4222     Document Type: Article

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