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Development and Implementation of an Interactive Text Messaging Campaign to Support Behavior Change in a Childhood Obesity Randomized Controlled Trial

Sarah PriceDivision of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Stephanie FerisinStephanie Ferisin Health and Wellness, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Mona SharifiDivision of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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David SteinbergSteinberg Computing, Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
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Gary BennettDuke Obesity Prevention Program, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Kathleen Y. WolinCoeus Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Christine HoranDivision of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Renata KoziolObesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Richard MarshallDepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Elsie M. TaverasDivision of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 843-850 | Published online: 21 May 2015

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