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HIV/AIDS/STI Prevention and Care (882) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (3357) Games and Gamification for Health (657) Usability of Apps and User Perceptions of mHealth (993) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2922) Usability of Games and Gamification (74) LGBTQ Issues (453)

Published on in Vol 4, No 2 (2018): Apr-Jun

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/8923, first published .
A Gamified Smartphone App to Support Engagement in Care and Medication Adherence for HIV-Positive Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (AllyQuest): Development and Pilot Study

A Gamified Smartphone App to Support Engagement in Care and Medication Adherence for HIV-Positive Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (AllyQuest): Development and Pilot Study

A Gamified Smartphone App to Support Engagement in Care and Medication Adherence for HIV-Positive Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (AllyQuest): Development and Pilot Study

Authors of this article:

Lisa Hightow-Weidman1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kathryn Muessig2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kelly Knudtson1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mala Srivatsa3 Author Orcid Image ;   Ellena Lawrence3 Author Orcid Image ;   Sara LeGrand4 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Hotten5 Author Orcid Image ;   Sybil Hosek6 Author Orcid Image
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