Gotta catch'em all! Pokémon GO and physical activity among young adults: Difference in differences study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 355, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Howe, Katherine B ^a   Suharlim, Christian ^a   Ueda, Peter ^a   Howe, Daniel ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a   Rimm, Eric B ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECREATIONAL GAME; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMARTPHONE; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME FACTOR; VIDEO GAME; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SMARTPHONE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAMES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006423707     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i6270     Document Type: Article

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