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The Utility and Acceptability of a Self-Help Smartphone Application for Eating Disorder Behaviors

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This study was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Grant Number: MH108221.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Jane Paik Kim, Shiri Sadeh-Sharvit, Alison M. Darcy, Eric Neri, Molly Vierhile, Athena Robinson & James D. Lock

  2. Recovery Record, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Jenna Tregarthen

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Kim, J.P., Sadeh-Sharvit, S., Darcy, A.M. et al. The Utility and Acceptability of a Self-Help Smartphone Application for Eating Disorder Behaviors. J. technol. behav. sci. 3, 161–164 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-018-0048-4

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