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...
Main Authors: | Stephen Coughlin, Dale Hardy, Lee Caplan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georgia Southern University
2016-04-01
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Series: | Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association |
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/jgpha/vol5/iss3/6 |
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