Mobile Apps for Weight Management: A Scoping Review
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Mobile Apps for Weight Management: A Scoping Review
BACKGROUND Obesity remains a major public health concern. Mobile apps for weight loss/management are found to be effective for improving health outcomes in adults and adolescents, and are pursued as a cost-effective and scalable intervention for combating overweight and obesity. In recent years, the commercial market for 'weight loss apps' has expanded at rapid pace, yet little is known regardi...
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عنوان ژورنال: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2291-5222
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.5115