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The Science of Internet Interventions

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Behavioral Health and Technology, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 801075, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, USA

    Lee M. Ritterband Ph.D.

  2. Department of Health Behavior and Health Education and Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Deborah F. Tate Ph.D.

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Ritterband, L.M., Tate, D.F. The Science of Internet Interventions. ann. behav. med. 38, 1–3 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-009-9132-5

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