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Published on in Vol 7, No 11 (2021): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/30399, first published .
Defining Digital Public Health and the Role of Digitization, Digitalization, and Digital Transformation: Scoping Review

Defining Digital Public Health and the Role of Digitization, Digitalization, and Digital Transformation: Scoping Review

Defining Digital Public Health and the Role of Digitization, Digitalization, and Digital Transformation: Scoping Review

Authors of this article:

Ihoghosa Iyamu1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Alice X T Xu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Oralia Gómez-Ramírez1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Aidan Ablona2 Author Orcid Image ;   Hsiu-Ju Chang2 Author Orcid Image ;   Geoff Mckee2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mark Gilbert1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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