The Need for Culturally-Tailored Smartphone Applications for Weight Control
Background: Approximately 35% of U.S. adults are obese, and this rate is expected to increase by almost 50% by 2030. New media such as smartphone applications (apps) provide a useful and low-cost way to disseminate weight control information. For many culturally distinctive population subgroups, how...
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Main Authors: | Stephen Coughlin (Author), Dale Hardy (Author), Lee Caplan (Author) |
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Georgia Southern University,
2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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