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Automated Behavioral Text Messaging and Face-to-Face Intervention for Parents of Overweight or Obese Preschool Children: Results From a Pilot Study

Automated Behavioral Text Messaging and Face-to-Face Intervention for Parents of Overweight or Obese Preschool Children: Results From a Pilot Study

Automated Behavioral Text Messaging and Face-to-Face Intervention for Parents of Overweight or Obese Preschool Children: Results From a Pilot Study

Authors of this article:

Lisa Militello1 Author Orcid Image ;   Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk1 Author Orcid Image ;   Eric B. Hekler2 Author Orcid Image ;   Leigh Small3 Author Orcid Image ;   Diana Jacobson4 Author Orcid Image
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