A web-based, social networking physical activity intervention for insufficiently active adults delivered via Facebook app: randomized controlled trial

Maher, Carol, Ferguson, Monika, Vandelanotte, Corneel, Plotnikoff, Ron, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Thomas, Samantha, Nelson-Field, Karen, Olds, Tim·2015·Journal of Medical Internet Research
DOI 10.2196/jmir.4086

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