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Published on in Vol 9, No 11 (2021): November

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Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Prescribable mHealth Apps and Implications for Adoption in Germany: Mixed Methods Study

Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Prescribable mHealth Apps and Implications for Adoption in Germany: Mixed Methods Study

Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Prescribable mHealth Apps and Implications for Adoption in Germany: Mixed Methods Study

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Florian Dahlhausen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Maximillian Zinner1 Author Orcid Image ;   Linn Bieske2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jan P Ehlers1 Author Orcid Image ;   Philip Boehme2 Author Orcid Image ;   Leonard Fehring2 Author Orcid Image
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