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Published on in Vol 7, No 1 (2019): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/11130, first published .
The App Behavior Change Scale: Creation of a Scale to Assess the Potential of Apps to Promote Behavior Change

The App Behavior Change Scale: Creation of a Scale to Assess the Potential of Apps to Promote Behavior Change

The App Behavior Change Scale: Creation of a Scale to Assess the Potential of Apps to Promote Behavior Change

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