Can E-Gaming Be Useful for Achieving Recommended Levels of Moderate- to Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity in Inner-City Children?

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 96-102

  Miller, Todd A ^a   Vaux Bjerke, Alison ^a   McDonnell, Karen A ^a   Dipietro, Loretta ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992735570     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2012.0058     Document Type: Article

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