Family TXT: Feasibility and Acceptability of a mHealth Obesity Prevention Program for Parents of Pre-Adolescent African American Girls
Obesity prevalence is greater in African American girls than their non-Hispanic white peers. Obesity prevention programs are needed to help parents create an obesity-preventive home environment. This paper reports the feasibility and acceptability of a mHealth child obesity prevention program consis...
Main Authors: | Chishinga Callender, Deborah Thompson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-06-01
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Series: | Children |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/5/6/81 |
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