Measuring the Quality of Mobile Apps for the Management of Pain: Systematic Search and Evaluation Using the Mobile App Rating Scale

Salazar, Alejandro, de Sola, Helena, Failde, Inmaculada, Moral-Munoz, Jose Antonio·2018·JMIR mHealth and uHealth
DOI 10.2196/10718

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