Using Internet and Mobile Phone Technology to Deliver an Automated Physical Activity Program: Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchPublished 27 April 2007Open access
Robert Hurling, Michael Catt, Marco De Boni, B. W. Fairley, Tina Hurst, Peter Murray
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A fully automated Internet and mobile phone–based motivation and action support system can significantly increase and maintain the level of physical activity in healthy adults.
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A fully automated Internet and mobile phone-based motivation and action support system can significantly increase and maintain the level of physical activity in healthy adults.
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