Effectiveness of 6 months of tailored text message reminders for obese male participants in a worksite weight loss program: Randomized controlled trial

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kim, Ju Young ^a   Oh, Sohee ^b   Steinhubl, Steven ^c   Kim, Sohye ^d   Bae, Woo Kyung ^a   Han, Jong Soo ^a   Kim, Jeong Hyun ^a   Lee, Keehyuck ^a   Kim, Mi Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^c SCRIPPS TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Text messaging; Weight reduction program; Worksite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84980393529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.3949     Document Type: Article

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