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Theoretical Frameworks and Concepts (299) Engagement with and Adherence to Digital Health Interventions, Law of Attrition (542) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3693) Behavior Change (780)

Published on in Vol 22, No 10 (2020): October

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/20631, first published .
Digital Micro Interventions for Behavioral and Mental Health Gains: Core Components and Conceptualization of Digital Micro Intervention Care

Digital Micro Interventions for Behavioral and Mental Health Gains: Core Components and Conceptualization of Digital Micro Intervention Care

Digital Micro Interventions for Behavioral and Mental Health Gains: Core Components and Conceptualization of Digital Micro Intervention Care

Authors of this article:

Amit Baumel1 Author Orcid Image ;   Theresa Fleming2 Author Orcid Image ;   Stephen M Schueller3 Author Orcid Image
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