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Digital Health Reviews (1555) User Needs and Competencies (384) Digital Health, Telehealth and e-Innovation in Clinical Settings (486) Quality Evaluation and Descriptive Analysis/Reviews of Multiple Existing Mobile Apps (399) Chatbots and Conversational Agents (645) Voice Assistants (48)

Published on in Vol 23, No 12 (2021): December

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/31737, first published .
Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review

Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review

Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review

Authors of this article:

Rachel G Curtis1 Author Orcid Image ;   Bethany Bartel1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ty Ferguson1 Author Orcid Image ;   Henry T Blake1 Author Orcid Image ;   Celine Northcott1 Author Orcid Image ;   Rosa Virgara1 Author Orcid Image ;   Carol A Maher1 Author Orcid Image
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