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Digital Health Reviews (1741) Obesity and Nutrition as Public Health Problem (404) Mobile Health (mhealth) (3490) Innovations and Technology for Healthy Eating Education (490) Behavior Change (869) Health Education for Children and Adolescents (65) Innovations and Technology for Physical Activity Education (936) Quality Evaluation and Descriptive Analysis/Reviews of Multiple Existing Mobile Apps (420) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (4050) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3338)

Published on in Vol 24, No 2 (2022): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/30675, first published .
Digital Health Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Digital Health Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Digital Health Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors of this article:

Matina Kouvari1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Melina Karipidou1 Author Orcid Image ;   Thomas Tsiampalis1 Author Orcid Image ;   Eirini Mamalaki1 Author Orcid Image ;   Dimitrios Poulimeneas1 Author Orcid Image ;   Eirini Bathrellou1 Author Orcid Image ;   Demosthenes Panagiotakos1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mary Yannakoulia1 Author Orcid Image
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