Comment on Alharbi et al. Adoption of Health Mobile Apps during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Health Belief Model Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4179
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Nwosu, C.; Ward, K.D. Comment on Alharbi et al. Adoption of Health Mobile Apps during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Health Belief Model Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4179. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 16846. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416846
Nwosu C, Ward KD. Comment on Alharbi et al. Adoption of Health Mobile Apps during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Health Belief Model Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4179. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(24):16846. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416846
Chicago/Turabian StyleNwosu, Chinonyelum, and Kenneth D. Ward. 2022. "Comment on Alharbi et al. Adoption of Health Mobile Apps during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Health Belief Model Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4179" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 24: 16846. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416846
APA StyleNwosu, C., & Ward, K. D. (2022). Comment on Alharbi et al. Adoption of Health Mobile Apps during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Health Belief Model Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4179. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16846. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416846