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Text-messaging (SMS, WeChat etc)-Based Interventions (650) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3297) Mobile Health (mhealth) (2939) Formative Studies and eHealth/mHealth Development (524) mHealth in the Developing World/LMICs, Underserved Communities, and for Global Health (565)

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Unpacking the Black Box: A Formative Research Approach to the Development of Theory-Driven, Evidence-Based, and Culturally Safe Text Messages in Mobile Health Interventions

Unpacking the Black Box: A Formative Research Approach to the Development of Theory-Driven, Evidence-Based, and Culturally Safe Text Messages in Mobile Health Interventions

Unpacking the Black Box: A Formative Research Approach to the Development of Theory-Driven, Evidence-Based, and Culturally Safe Text Messages in Mobile Health Interventions

Authors of this article:

Marion A. Maar1 Author Orcid Image ;   Karen Yeates2 Author Orcid Image ;   Zsolt Toth3 Author Orcid Image ;   Marcia Barron4 Author Orcid Image ;   Lisa Boesch5 Author Orcid Image ;   Diane Hua-Stewart6 Author Orcid Image ;   Peter Liu7 Author Orcid Image ;   Nancy Perkins6 Author Orcid Image ;   Jessica Sleeth2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mary Jo Wabano8 Author Orcid Image ;   Pamela Williamson9 Author Orcid Image ;   Sheldon W. Tobe1, 6 Author Orcid Image
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