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Published on in Vol 10, No 5 (2022): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/33735, first published .
Privacy, Data Sharing, and Data Security Policies of Women’s mHealth Apps: Scoping Review and Content Analysis

Privacy, Data Sharing, and Data Security Policies of Women’s mHealth Apps: Scoping Review and Content Analysis

Privacy, Data Sharing, and Data Security Policies of Women’s mHealth Apps: Scoping Review and Content Analysis

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Najd Alfawzan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Markus Christen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Giovanni Spitale1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nikola Biller-Andorno1 Author Orcid Image
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