A cluster randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of an individual planning intervention with collaborative planning in adolescent friendship dyads to enhance physical activity (TWOgether)
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5818-6