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Published on in Vol 24, No 2 (2022): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/34574, first published .
Behavioral Efficacy of a Sexual Health Mobile App for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Randomized Controlled Trial of Mobile Messaging for Men

Behavioral Efficacy of a Sexual Health Mobile App for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Randomized Controlled Trial of Mobile Messaging for Men

Behavioral Efficacy of a Sexual Health Mobile App for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Randomized Controlled Trial of Mobile Messaging for Men

Authors of this article:

Patrick Sean Sullivan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Rob Stephenson2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sabina Hirshfield3 Author Orcid Image ;   Cyra Christina Mehta4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Ryan Zahn1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jose A Bauermeister6 Author Orcid Image ;   Keith Horvath7 Author Orcid Image ;   Mary Ann Chiasson8, 9 Author Orcid Image ;   Deborah Gelaude10 Author Orcid Image ;   Shelby Mullin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Martin J Downing Jr11 Author Orcid Image ;   Evelyn Jolene Olansky10, 12 Author Orcid Image ;   Sarah Wiatrek1 Author Orcid Image ;   Erin Q Rogers1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Eli Rosenberg13 Author Orcid Image ;   Aaron J Siegler1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gordon Mansergh10 Author Orcid Image
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