Using avatars to model weight loss behaviors: participant attitudes and technology development.

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Published in J Diabetes Sci Technol on July 01, 2013

Authors

Melissa A Napolitano1, Sharon Hayes, Giuseppe Russo, Debora Muresu, Antonio Giordano, Gary D Foster

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Prevention and Community Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA. mnapolitano@gwu.edu

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