Pokémon GO: Healthy or harmful?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 35-36

  Wagner Greene, Victoria R ^a   Wotring, Amy J ^a   Castor, Thomas ^a   Kruger, Jessica ^a   Dake, Joseph A ^a   Mortemore, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Volunteer State Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; VIDEO GAME;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK-TAKING; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 85005990767     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303548     Document Type: Editorial

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