Health behavior theory in popular calorie counting apps: A content analysis

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Davis, Siena F ^a   Ellsworth, Marisa A ^a   Payne, Hannah E ^a   Hall, Shelby M ^a   West, Joshua H ^a   Nordhagen, Amber L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caloric restriction; Cell phones; Mobile applications; Telemedicine; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 85079867282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.4177     Document Type: Article

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