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Mobile medical applications’ state quo and underlying barriers: review of literature† Cover

Mobile medical applications’ state quo and underlying barriers: review of literature†

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|Oct 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 241 - 246
Submitted on: Apr 8, 2022
Accepted on: May 17, 2022
Published on: Oct 9, 2022
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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