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Smartphones provide a unique platform to aid in the delivery of behavioral weight loss programs.
Practitioners can consider integrating smartphone applications into weight loss programs.
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Smartphones have become ubiquitous and provide a unique platform to aid in the delivery of a behavioral weight loss program.
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Smartphone applications to support weight loss: current perspectives
Christine A. Pellegrini et al. · Advanced Health Care Technologies · 2015
DOI 10.2147/ahct.s57844
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