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Sociotechnical Factors Affecting Patients’ Adoption of Mobile Health Tools: Systematic Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis

Sociotechnical Factors Affecting Patients’ Adoption of Mobile Health Tools: Systematic Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis

Sociotechnical Factors Affecting Patients’ Adoption of Mobile Health Tools: Systematic Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis

Authors of this article:

Christine Jacob1 Author Orcid Image ;   Emre Sezgin2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Antonio Sanchez-Vazquez4 Author Orcid Image ;   Chris Ivory4 Author Orcid Image
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