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Published on in Vol 8, No 10 (2020): October

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/18140, first published .
User Perspectives of Mood-Monitoring Apps Available to Young People: Qualitative Content Analysis

User Perspectives of Mood-Monitoring Apps Available to Young People: Qualitative Content Analysis

User Perspectives of Mood-Monitoring Apps Available to Young People: Qualitative Content Analysis

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Emily Widnall1 Author Orcid Image ;   Claire Ellen Grant1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tao Wang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lauren Cross1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sumithra Velupillai1 Author Orcid Image ;   Angus Roberts1 Author Orcid Image ;   Robert Stewart1 Author Orcid Image ;   Emily Simonoff1 Author Orcid Image ;   Johnny Downs1 Author Orcid Image
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