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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/21563, first published .
Effectiveness of Mobile Apps to Promote Health and Manage Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Effectiveness of Mobile Apps to Promote Health and Manage Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Effectiveness of Mobile Apps to Promote Health and Manage Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Authors of this article:

Sarah J Iribarren1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tokunbo O Akande2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kendra J Kamp3 Author Orcid Image ;   Dwight Barry4 Author Orcid Image ;   Yazan G Kader1 Author Orcid Image ;   Elizabeth Suelzer5 Author Orcid Image
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