Novel e-Health Applications for the Management of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents in Greece
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. A/The Hellenic National Registry for the Prevention and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
3. B/Development of Intelligent Multi-Level Information Systems and Specialized Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Personalized Management of Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence
4. C/Big Data against Childhood Obesity
5. D/Decision Support Tool (DST) for Pediatric Health Care Professionals
6. Discussion
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tragomalou, A.; Moschonis, G.; Manios, Y.; Kassari, P.; Ioakimidis, I.; Diou, C.; Stefanopoulos, L.; Lekka, E.; Maglaveras, N.; Delopoulos, A.; et al. Novel e-Health Applications for the Management of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents in Greece. Nutrients 2020, 12, 1380. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12051380
Tragomalou A, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Kassari P, Ioakimidis I, Diou C, Stefanopoulos L, Lekka E, Maglaveras N, Delopoulos A, et al. Novel e-Health Applications for the Management of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents in Greece. Nutrients. 2020; 12(5):1380. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12051380
Chicago/Turabian StyleTragomalou, Athanasia, George Moschonis, Yannis Manios, Penio Kassari, Ioannis Ioakimidis, Christos Diou, Leandros Stefanopoulos, Eirini Lekka, Nicos Maglaveras, Anastasios Delopoulos, and et al. 2020. "Novel e-Health Applications for the Management of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents in Greece" Nutrients 12, no. 5: 1380. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12051380
APA StyleTragomalou, A., Moschonis, G., Manios, Y., Kassari, P., Ioakimidis, I., Diou, C., Stefanopoulos, L., Lekka, E., Maglaveras, N., Delopoulos, A., & Charmandari, E. (2020). Novel e-Health Applications for the Management of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents in Greece. Nutrients, 12(5), 1380. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12051380