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Digital Health Reviews (1723) Quantified Self and Wellness (113) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (4017) Reviews (133) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (3314) Behavior Change (863) Wearable Devices and Sensors (1133) Mobile Health (mhealth) (3463)

Published on in Vol 23, No 9 (2021): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25171, first published .
How Self-tracking and the Quantified Self Promote Health and Well-being: Systematic Review

How Self-tracking and the Quantified Self Promote Health and Well-being: Systematic Review

How Self-tracking and the Quantified Self Promote Health and Well-being: Systematic Review

Authors of this article:

Shan Feng1 Author Orcid Image ;   Matti Mäntymäki1 Author Orcid Image ;   Amandeep Dhir2 Author Orcid Image ;   Hannu Salmela1 Author Orcid Image
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