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Chatbots and Conversational Agents (740) Eating Disorders (102) Artificial Intelligence (2129) Focus Groups and Qualitative Research for Human Factors Research (1220) Innovations and Technology for Healthy Eating Education (487) Parent and Child Education on Healthy Eating and Nutrition (214)

Published on in Vol 23, No 6 (2021): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/27807, first published .
Development of a Positive Body Image Chatbot (KIT) With Young People and Parents/Carers: Qualitative Focus Group Study

Development of a Positive Body Image Chatbot (KIT) With Young People and Parents/Carers: Qualitative Focus Group Study

Development of a Positive Body Image Chatbot (KIT) With Young People and Parents/Carers: Qualitative Focus Group Study

Authors of this article:

Francesca Beilharz1 Author Orcid Image ;   Suku Sukunesan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Susan L Rossell3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Jayashri Kulkarni1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gemma Sharp1 Author Orcid Image
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