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Non-randomized Protocols and Methods (ehealth) (727) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1977)

Published on in Vol 7, No 3 (2018): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/8229, first published .
Assessing the Feasibility of a Social Media to Promote Weight Management Engagement in Adolescents with Severe Obesity: Pilot Study

Assessing the Feasibility of a Social Media to Promote Weight Management Engagement in Adolescents with Severe Obesity: Pilot Study

Assessing the Feasibility of a Social Media to Promote Weight Management Engagement in Adolescents with Severe Obesity: Pilot Study

Authors of this article:

Elizabeth Prout Parks1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Renee' H Moore3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Ziyi Li3 Author Orcid Image ;   Chanelle T Bishop-Gilyard5 Author Orcid Image ;   Andrew R Garrett1, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Douglas L Hill7 Author Orcid Image ;   Yasmeen P. Bruton1 Author Orcid Image ;   David B Sarwer8 Author Orcid Image
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  1. Alluhidan A, Ma R, Park J, Agha Z, Yin Z, Wisniewski P. Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Leveraging Affordances as a Lens: A Systematic Review of Social Media Benefits and Risks for Adolescents View