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Published on in Vol 10, No 10 (2022): October

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/37980, first published .
The Definitions of Health Apps and Medical Apps From the Perspective of Public Health and Law: Qualitative Analysis of an Interdisciplinary Literature Overview

The Definitions of Health Apps and Medical Apps From the Perspective of Public Health and Law: Qualitative Analysis of an Interdisciplinary Literature Overview

The Definitions of Health Apps and Medical Apps From the Perspective of Public Health and Law: Qualitative Analysis of an Interdisciplinary Literature Overview

Authors of this article:

Laura Maaß1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Merle Freye2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Chen-Chia Pan2, 4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Hans-Henrik Dassow2, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Jasmin Niess2, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Tina Jahnel2, 8 Author Orcid Image
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