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Comment
. 2021 Feb 25;9(2):e17492.
doi: 10.2196/17492.

The Kurbo App: The Freemium Model and Developmental Behavior Concerns. Comment on "Impact of a Mobile App-Based Health Coaching and Behavior Change Program on Participant Engagement and Weight Status of Overweight and Obese Children: Retrospective Cohort Study"

Marcia Regina Vitolo #  1
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The Kurbo App: The Freemium Model and Developmental Behavior Concerns. Comment on "Impact of a Mobile App-Based Health Coaching and Behavior Change Program on Participant Engagement and Weight Status of Overweight and Obese Children: Retrospective Cohort Study"

Marcia Regina Vitolo. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. .
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Keywords: app; childhood obesity; intervention.

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