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Published on in Vol 9, No 9 (2022): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/39454, first published .
Effectiveness and Minimum Effective Dose of App-Based Mobile Health Interventions for Anxiety and Depression Symptom Reduction: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effectiveness and Minimum Effective Dose of App-Based Mobile Health Interventions for Anxiety and Depression Symptom Reduction: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effectiveness and Minimum Effective Dose of App-Based Mobile Health Interventions for Anxiety and Depression Symptom Reduction: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Sheng-Chieh Lu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mindy Xu2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mei Wang3 Author Orcid Image ;   Angela Hardi4 Author Orcid Image ;   Abby L Cheng3, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Su-Hsin Chang3 Author Orcid Image ;   Po-Yin Yen6, 7 Author Orcid Image
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