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Published on in Vol 10, No 5 (2022): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/35920, first published .
mHealth Interventions to Reduce Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

mHealth Interventions to Reduce Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

mHealth Interventions to Reduce Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Authors of this article:

Hannes Baumann1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Janis Fiedler4 Author Orcid Image ;   Kathrin Wunsch4 Author Orcid Image ;   Alexander Woll4 Author Orcid Image ;   Bettina Wollesen1 Author Orcid Image
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