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. 2020 Feb;25(1):51-53.
doi: 10.1111/camh.12363. Epub 2019 Dec 13.

Technology Matters: Mental health apps - separating the wheat from the chaff

Aislinn Bergin  1 , E Bethan Davies  1
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Technology Matters: Mental health apps - separating the wheat from the chaff

Aislinn Bergin et al. Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2020 Feb.
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