Published on in Vol 16, No 7 (2014): July

Consensus on Use of the Term “App” Versus “Application” for Reporting of mHealth Research

Consensus on Use of the Term “App” Versus “Application” for Reporting of mHealth Research

Consensus on Use of the Term “App” Versus “Application” for Reporting of mHealth Research

Thomas Lorchan Lewis   1 * , BSc (Hons) ;   Matthew Alexander Boissaud-Cooke   1 * , BMedSc ;   Timothy Dy Aungst   2 , PharmD ;   Gunther Eysenbach   3, 4 , MD, MPH, FACMI

1 Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

2 Department of Pharmacy, MCPHS University, Worcester, MA, United States

3 JMIR Publications, Toronto, ON, Canada

4 University Health Network, Techna Institute, and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Thomas Lorchan Lewis, BSc (Hons)
  • Warwick Medical School
  • University of Warwick
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