Time to Have Effective Regulation of the Mental Health Apps Market: Maximize Gains and Minimize Harms

Overview

Journal Indian J Psychol Med

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2022 Aug 11

PMID 35949633

Authors

Swarndeep Singh

Rajesh Sagar

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