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Editorial
. 2017 Apr 10:3:2055207617701342.
doi: 10.1177/2055207617701342. eCollection 2017 Jan-Dec.

Do health apps need endorsement? Challenges for giving advice about which health apps are safe and effective to use

Michelle van Velthoven  1 , John Powell  1
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Editorial

Do health apps need endorsement? Challenges for giving advice about which health apps are safe and effective to use

Michelle van Velthoven et al. Digit Health. .
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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: JP works part-time as a Consultant Clinical Adviser in the Centre for Health Technology Evaluation at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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