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Published on in Vol 6, No 4 (2019): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10140, first published .
Instant Stress: Detection of Perceived Mental Stress Through Smartphone Photoplethysmography and Thermal Imaging

Instant Stress: Detection of Perceived Mental Stress Through Smartphone Photoplethysmography and Thermal Imaging

Instant Stress: Detection of Perceived Mental Stress Through Smartphone Photoplethysmography and Thermal Imaging

Authors of this article:

Youngjun Cho1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Simon J Julier1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze2 Author Orcid Image
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