Will Nintendo "wii Fit" Get You Fit? An Evaluation of the Energy Expenditure from Active-Play Videogames

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 86-91

  Xian, Ying ^a,b   Kakinami, Lisa ^b,c   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Mustian, Karen M ^b   Fernandez, I Diana ^b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84994008681     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2013.0078     Document Type: Article

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