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Published on in Vol 22, No 4 (2020): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/15725, first published .
The Kids Obesity Prevention Program: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Serious Game for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity

The Kids Obesity Prevention Program: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Serious Game for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity

The Kids Obesity Prevention Program: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Serious Game for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity

Authors of this article:

Isabelle Mack1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nadine Reiband1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Carolin Etges1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sabrina Eichhorn1 Author Orcid Image ;   Norbert Schaeffeler1 Author Orcid Image ;   Guido Zurstiege3 Author Orcid Image ;   Caterina Gawrilow2 Author Orcid Image ;   Katja Weimer4 Author Orcid Image ;   Riyad Peeraully5 Author Orcid Image ;   Martin Teufel6 Author Orcid Image ;   Gunnar Blumenstock7 Author Orcid Image ;   Katrin Elisabeth Giel1 Author Orcid Image ;   Florian Junne1 Author Orcid Image ;   Stephan Zipfel1 Author Orcid Image
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