Gaming behaviour with Pokémon GO and physical activity: A preliminary study with medical students in Thailand.

Pokémon GO becomes the most rapidly downloaded mobile application in history. This study aimed to determine the physical activity of medical students, who played Pokémon GO, and the change in their use of Pokémon GO and physical activity over time. An observational study was conducted. Physical acti...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Apichai Wattanapisit, Udomsak Saengow, Chirk Jenn Ng, Sanhapan Thanamee, Nonthakorn Kaewruang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0199813&type=printable

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