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The Most Popular Smartphone Apps for Weight Loss: A Quality Assessment

The Most Popular Smartphone Apps for Weight Loss: A Quality Assessment

The Most Popular Smartphone Apps for Weight Loss: A Quality Assessment

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Juliana Chen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Janet E Cade2 Author Orcid Image ;   Margaret Allman-Farinelli1 Author Orcid Image
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Books/Policy Documents

  1. Valentim Pereira G, Pires I, Marques G, Garcia N, Zdravevski E, Lameski P, Flórez-Revuelta F, Spinsante S. Internet of Things and Big Data Applications. View
  2. Galhotra R. Nutrients in Dairy and their Implications on Health and Disease. View
  3. Šmahel D, Macháčková H, Šmahelová M, Čevelíček M, Almenara C, Holubčíková J. Digital Technology, Eating Behaviors, and Eating Disorders. View
  4. Adewumi A, Olatunde G, Misra S, Maskeliūnas R, Damaševičius R. Information Technology Science. View
  5. Dufort A, Gregory E, Woo T. Humanism and Resilience in Residency Training. View
  6. Lyzwinski L. Obesity and Diabetes. View
  7. Weech M, Fallaize R, Kelly E, Hwang F, Franco R, Lovegrove J. Smartphone Apps for Health and Wellness. View
  8. Lodha C, Dhingra K, Mondal R, Goyal S. Smart Intelligent Computing and Applications, Volume 2. View