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Published on in Vol 6, No 9 (2018): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10799, first published .
Text Messaging Interventions for Improvement in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Youth: Systematic Review

Text Messaging Interventions for Improvement in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Youth: Systematic Review

Text Messaging Interventions for Improvement in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Youth: Systematic Review

Authors of this article:

Kim Ludwig1 Author Orcid Image ;   Rosie Arthur1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicholas Sculthorpe1 Author Orcid Image ;   Hollie Fountain2 Author Orcid Image ;   Duncan S Buchan1 Author Orcid Image
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  1. Salmon J, Koorts H, Arundell L, Timperio A. Sedentary Behaviour Epidemiology. View