Development and usability testing of an internet intervention to increase physical activity in overweight adolescents

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Riiser, Kirsti ^a,b   Løndal, Knut ^a   Ommundsen, Yngvar ^b   Sundar, Turid ^c   Helseth, Sølvi ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c VID SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Development; Internet; Intervention; Overweight; Physical activity; Usability testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85099705749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.2410     Document Type: Article

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