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Assessing User Engagement of an mHealth Intervention: Development and Implementation of the Growing Healthy App Engagement Index

Assessing User Engagement of an mHealth Intervention: Development and Implementation of the Growing Healthy App Engagement Index

Assessing User Engagement of an mHealth Intervention: Development and Implementation of the Growing Healthy App Engagement Index

Authors of this article:

Sarah Taki1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sharyn Lymer2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Catherine Georgina Russell2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Karen Campbell2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Rachel Laws2, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Kok-Leong Ong5 Author Orcid Image ;   Rosalind Elliott1 Author Orcid Image ;   Elizabeth Denney-Wilson1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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