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. 2017 Jan;107(1):37-38.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303532. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

Pokémon GO May Increase Physical Activity and Decrease Sedentary Behaviors

Claudio R Nigg  1 , Desiree Joi Mateo  1 , Jiyoung An  1
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Pokémon GO May Increase Physical Activity and Decrease Sedentary Behaviors

Claudio R Nigg et al. Am J Public Health. 2017 Jan.
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Average Physical Activity (PA; in Minutes per Week), Sedentary Behavior (in Minutes per Day), and 95% Confidence Intervals Before (Pre) and After (Post) Starting to Play Pokémon GO
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