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Published on in Vol 10, No 6 (2022): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38991, first published .
Evaluating the Efficacy of the Drinks:Ration Mobile App to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in a Help-Seeking Military Veteran Population: Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating the Efficacy of the Drinks:Ration Mobile App to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in a Help-Seeking Military Veteran Population: Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating the Efficacy of the Drinks:Ration Mobile App to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in a Help-Seeking Military Veteran Population: Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Daniel Leightley1 Author Orcid Image ;   Charlotte Williamson1 Author Orcid Image ;   Roberto J Rona1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ewan Carr2 Author Orcid Image ;   James Shearer3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jordan P Davis4 Author Orcid Image ;   Amos Simms5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicola T Fear1, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Laura Goodwin7 Author Orcid Image ;   Dominic Murphy1, 8 Author Orcid Image
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