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Commentary

Global Health Promotion on College Campuses: Considerations for Use of eHealth and mHealth Self-monitoring Applications with Nutritional Food Labeling Features

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Pages 283-286 | Received 30 Jan 2017, Accepted 17 Apr 2017, Published online: 29 Jun 2017

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