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A meta-analysis of serious digital games for healthy lifestyle promotion
Preventive Medicine · 2014 · Vol. 69 · pp. 95–107
Ann DeSmet✉(Ghent University)Dimitri Van Ryckeghem(Ghent University)Sofie Compernolle(Ghent University)Tom Baranowski(Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine)Debbe Thompson(Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine)Geert Crombez(Ghent University)Karolien Poels(University of Antwerp)Wendy Van Lippevelde(Ghent University)Sara Bastiaensens(University of Antwerp)Katrien Van Cleemput(University of Antwerp)Heidi Vandebosch(University of Antwerp)Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij(Ghent University)
Educational Games and GamificationBehavioral Health and InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsMedicineMeta-analysisPromotion (chess)Health promotionAppealFoundation (evidence)Applied psychologyGerontologyPublic healthPsychology
MeSH terms
FemaleHealth PromotionHumansLife StyleMaleRecreationHealth BehaviorVideo Games
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- Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education
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