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Feasibility of a peer-supported, WhatsApp-assisted, lifestyle modification intervention for weight reduction among adults in an urban slum of Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed-methods, single-group, pretest–post-test, quasi-experimental study

OBJECTIVES: This pilot study assessed whether a peer-supported, WhatsApp-assisted lifestyle modification intervention for weight reduction is feasible to execute a definitive trial. DESIGN: A mixed-methods, single group, pretest and post-test, quasi-experimental study. SETTING: Azam Basti, an urban...

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Autores principales:	Naz, Sabahat, Haider, Kaniz Amna, Jaffar, Ali, Khan, Umber, Azam, Iqbal, Siddiqui, Amna Rehana, Iqbal, Romaina
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2023
Materias:	Public Health
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10394542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37527890 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070913

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