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Published on in Vol 17, No 8 (2015): August

Apps for IMproving FITness and Increasing Physical Activity Among Young People: The AIMFIT Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Apps for IMproving FITness and Increasing Physical Activity Among Young People: The AIMFIT Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Apps for IMproving FITness and Increasing Physical Activity Among Young People: The AIMFIT Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Artur Direito1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yannan Jiang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Robyn Whittaker1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ralph Maddison1 Author Orcid Image
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