Effects of Personalized Messaging From a Social Media Influencer on Followers' Step Counts: A Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial.

Shigematsu R, Ichikawa T, Oshima Y, Sasai H.

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.88184
Published: 2025-07-17
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.88184,
  title = {Effects of Personalized Messaging From a Social Media Influencer on Followers' Step Counts: A Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial.},
  author = {Shigematsu R and  Ichikawa T and  Oshima Y and  Sasai H.},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.88184},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.88184}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effects of Personalized Messaging From a Social Media Influencer on Followers' Step Counts: A Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial.
AU  - Shigematsu R
AU  -  Ichikawa T
AU  -  Oshima Y
AU  -  Sasai H.
PY  - 2025
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.88184
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R, S., T, I., Y, O., & H., S. (2025). Effects of Personalized Messaging From a Social Media Influencer on Followers' Step Counts: A Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.88184

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