Preferred Tone of Nutrition Text Messages for Young Adults: Focus Group Testing
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Preferred Tone of Nutrition Text Messages for Young Adults: Focus Group Testing
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عنوان ژورنال: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2291-5222
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.4764