Published on in Vol 8, No 3 (2020): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/13057, first published .
Standards for Mobile Health–Related Apps: Systematic Review and Development of a Guide

Standards for Mobile Health–Related Apps: Systematic Review and Development of a Guide

Standards for Mobile Health–Related Apps: Systematic Review and Development of a Guide

Authors of this article:

Pere Llorens-Vernet1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jordi Miró1 Author Orcid Image

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