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Published on in Vol 10, No 8 (2022): August

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/39682, first published .
mHealth Apps for Low Back Pain Self-management: Scoping Review

mHealth Apps for Low Back Pain Self-management: Scoping Review

mHealth Apps for Low Back Pain Self-management: Scoping Review

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Aki Rintala1 Author Orcid Image ;   Roy Rantalainen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Anu Kaksonen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Hannu Luomajoki2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kari Kauranen3 Author Orcid Image
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