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Mobile Health (mhealth) (2939)

Published on in Vol 13, No 3 (2011): Jul-Sep

Real-Time Social Support Through a Mobile Virtual Community to Improve Healthy Behavior in Overweight and Sedentary Adults: A Focus Group Analysis

Real-Time Social Support Through a Mobile Virtual Community to Improve Healthy Behavior in Overweight and Sedentary Adults: A Focus Group Analysis

Real-Time Social Support Through a Mobile Virtual Community to Improve Healthy Behavior in Overweight and Sedentary Adults: A Focus Group Analysis

Authors of this article:

Yoshimi Fukuoka1 Author Orcid Image ;   Emiko Kamitani2 ;   Kemberlee Bonnet3 ;   Teri Lindgren4
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