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Only a small percentage of the studies reviewed used mobile platforms for interventions.
Future interventions may benefit from increased use of mobile technology.
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Only a small percentage of the 39 studies reviewed used mobile platforms such as Android(®) (Google, Mountain View, CA) phones or the iPhone(®) (Apple, Cupertino, CA).
Why this rating
Based on systematic review of clinical trials.
Source
Technology-Assisted Weight Management Interventions: Systematic Review of Clinical Trials
Jerilyn K. Allen et al. · Telemedicine Journal and e-Health · 2014
DOI 10.1089/tmj.2014.0030
systematic_review · n=39Cited 39×
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