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Published on in Vol 17, No 3 (2015): March

The Impact of a Web-Based App (eBalance) in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Randomized Controlled Trial

The Impact of a Web-Based App (eBalance) in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Randomized Controlled Trial

The Impact of a Web-Based App (eBalance) in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Randomized Controlled Trial

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Jenny Safran Naimark1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zecharia Madar1 Author Orcid Image ;   Danit R Shahar2 Author Orcid Image
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