Pokémon Go, Obesity and Diabetes: A Perspective from India

Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 725-726

  Ghosh, Amerta ^a   Misra, Anoop ^a,b,c  

^a Fortis C DOC Center for Excellence for Diabetes Metabolic Diseases and Endocrinology   (India)

^b Obesity and Cholesterol Diseases Foundation N DOC   (India)

^c Diabetes Foundation India New Delhi   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INDIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMARTPHONE; VIRTUAL REALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; PROCEDURES; VIDEO GAME;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OBESITY; SMARTPHONE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84997285670     PISSN: 15209156     EISSN: 15578593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dia.2016.0303     Document Type: Article

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