Acceptability of an Online Health Videogame to Improve Diet and Physical Activity in Elementary School Students: "fitter Critters"

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 262-268

  Schneider, Kristin L ^a   Ferrara, John ^b   Lance, Bri ^b   Karetas, Andrew ^b   Druker, Susan ^a   Panza, Emily ^a   Olendzki, Barbara ^a   Andersen, Victoria ^a   Pbert, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Megazoid Games   (United States)

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EID: 84993946924     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2012.0009     Document Type: Article

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