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. 2015 May 26;313(20):2079-80.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.3877.

Electronic devices and applications to track physical activity

Jennifer Schrack  1 , Vadim Zipunnikov  2 , Ciprian Crainiceanu  2
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Electronic devices and applications to track physical activity

Jennifer Schrack et al. JAMA. .
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