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mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3500) Mobile Health (mhealth) (3754) Prevention and Health Promotion (1537) Fitness Trackers and Smart Pedometers/Accelerometers (705) Innovations and Technology for Physical Activity Education (991)

Published on in Vol 12 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/59708, first published .
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Functions of Smartphone Apps and Wearable Devices Promoting Physical Activity: Six-Month Longitudinal Study on Japanese-Speaking Adults

Functions of Smartphone Apps and Wearable Devices Promoting Physical Activity: Six-Month Longitudinal Study on Japanese-Speaking Adults

Authors of this article:

Naoki Konishi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Takeyuki Oba1 Author Orcid Image ;   Keisuke Takano1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kentaro Katahira1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kenta Kimura1 Author Orcid Image
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