Mobile applications for obesity and weight management: current market characteristics

International Journal of Obesity - Tập 41 Số 1 - Trang 200-202 - 2017
Charoula Konstantia Nikolaou1, M. E. J. Lean2
1SSH/JURI-Institut pour la recherche interdisciplinaire en sciences juridiques, Biogov, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Collège Thomas More, Louvain, Belgium
2Human Nutrition Section, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

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