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Loneliness and Social Isolation (105) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2922) Mobile Health in Psychiatry (438)

Published on in Vol 7, No 10 (2020): October

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/21496, first published .
Smartphone App to Address Loneliness Among College Students: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Smartphone App to Address Loneliness Among College Students: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Smartphone App to Address Loneliness Among College Students: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Emma Bruehlman-Senecal1 Author Orcid Image ;   Cayce J Hook1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jennifer H Pfeifer2 Author Orcid Image ;   Caroline FitzGerald1 Author Orcid Image ;   Brittany Davis2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kevin L Delucchi3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jana Haritatos1 Author Orcid Image ;   Danielle E Ramo1 Author Orcid Image
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