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Published on in Vol 9, No 12 (2022): December

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/40056, first published .
Experiences of Patients and Therapists Testing a Virtual Reality Exposure App for Symptoms of Claustrophobia: Mixed Methods Study

Experiences of Patients and Therapists Testing a Virtual Reality Exposure App for Symptoms of Claustrophobia: Mixed Methods Study

Experiences of Patients and Therapists Testing a Virtual Reality Exposure App for Symptoms of Claustrophobia: Mixed Methods Study

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Gwendolyn Mayer1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nadine Gronewold1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kirsten Polte1 Author Orcid Image ;   Svenja Hummel1 Author Orcid Image ;   Joshua Barniske1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jakob J Korbel2 Author Orcid Image ;   Rüdiger Zarnekow2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jobst-Hendrik Schultz1 Author Orcid Image
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