Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 79, Issue 2 , Pages 185-191 , May 2010

Treating obesity with a novel hand-held device, computer software program, and Internet technology in primary care: The SMART motivational trial

  • Scott O. McDoniel

      Affiliations

    • College of Health Sciences, Walden University, USA
    • Harold Abel School of Psychology, Capella University, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 10725 Riverbrook Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126, USA. Tel.: +1 720 344 0818; fax: +1 720 344 0818.
    • ,
  • Patricia Wolskee

      Affiliations

    • Harold Abel School of Psychology, Capella University, USA
    • ,
  • Jeff Shen

      Affiliations

    • Harold Abel School of Psychology, Capella University, USA

Received 2 March 2009 ,Revised 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.07.034

Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 79, Issue 2 , Pages 185-191 , May 2010

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