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Published on in Vol 9, No 6 (2021): June

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Barriers to and Facilitators for Using Nutrition Apps: Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework

Barriers to and Facilitators for Using Nutrition Apps: Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework

Barriers to and Facilitators for Using Nutrition Apps: Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework

Authors of this article:

Laura Maria König1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Christiane Attig3 Author Orcid Image ;   Thomas Franke4 Author Orcid Image ;   Britta Renner1 Author Orcid Image
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