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Published on in Vol 8, No 11 (2020): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/15717, first published .
Impact of Pediatric Mobile Game Play on Healthy Eating Behavior: Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of Pediatric Mobile Game Play on Healthy Eating Behavior: Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of Pediatric Mobile Game Play on Healthy Eating Behavior: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Yi-Chin Kato-Lin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Uttara Bharath Kumar2 Author Orcid Image ;   Bhargav Sri Prakash3 Author Orcid Image ;   Bhairavi Prakash4 Author Orcid Image ;   Vasini Varadan5 Author Orcid Image ;   Sanjeeta Agnihotri6 Author Orcid Image ;   Nrutya Subramanyam7 Author Orcid Image ;   Pradeep Krishnatray6 Author Orcid Image ;   Rema Padman8 Author Orcid Image
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