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Published on in Vol 9, No 1 (2021): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/21244, first published .
Mobile Phone Access and Implications for Digital Health Interventions Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Zimbabwe: Cross-Sectional Survey

Mobile Phone Access and Implications for Digital Health Interventions Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Zimbabwe: Cross-Sectional Survey

Mobile Phone Access and Implications for Digital Health Interventions Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Zimbabwe: Cross-Sectional Survey

Authors of this article:

Aoife M Doyle1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tsitsi Bandason2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ethel Dauya2 Author Orcid Image ;   Grace McHugh2 Author Orcid Image ;   Chris Grundy1 Author Orcid Image ;   Stefanie Dringus1 Author Orcid Image ;   Chido Dziva Chikwari1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Rashida A Ferrand2, 3 Author Orcid Image
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