Formalization of Behavior Change Theories to Accomplish a Health Behavior
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2156-5570,2158-107X
DOI: 10.14569/ijacsa.2018.090522