Availability and Accessibility of Student-Specific Weight Loss Programs and Other Risk Prevention Health Services on College Campuses.

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Published in JMIR Public Health Surveill on June 08, 2016

Authors

Sarah Lynch1, Sharon Hayes, Melissa Napolitano, Katrina Hufnagel

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, United States. sarah.lynch@ucdenver.edu.

Associated clinical trials:

Social Media Obesity Treatment for College Students | NCT02342912

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