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Parent and Child Education on Healthy Eating and Nutrition (189) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3077) Behavior Change (766) Innovations and Technology for Healthy Eating Education (443) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3597) Obesity and Nutrition as Public Health Problem (339) Prevention and Health Promotion (1117) Parent and Child Education on Physical Activity (146)

Published on in Vol 5, No 1 (2022): Jan-Mar

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/34967, first published .
Effectiveness of Mobile Apps in Promoting Healthy Behavior Changes and Preventing Obesity in Children: Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Mobile Apps in Promoting Healthy Behavior Changes and Preventing Obesity in Children: Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Mobile Apps in Promoting Healthy Behavior Changes and Preventing Obesity in Children: Systematic Review

Authors of this article:

Kiana W Yau1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Tricia S Tang1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Matthias Görges2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Susan Pinkney2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Annie D Kim4 Author Orcid Image ;   Angela Kalia4 Author Orcid Image ;   Shazhan Amed2, 4 Author Orcid Image
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