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Published on in Vol 5, No 7 (2021): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/30241, first published .
An Avatar-Led Digital Smoking Cessation Program for Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults: Intervention Development and Results of a Single-Arm Pilot Trial

An Avatar-Led Digital Smoking Cessation Program for Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults: Intervention Development and Results of a Single-Arm Pilot Trial

An Avatar-Led Digital Smoking Cessation Program for Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults: Intervention Development and Results of a Single-Arm Pilot Trial

Authors of this article:

Jaimee L Heffner1 Author Orcid Image ;   Noreen L Watson1 Author Orcid Image ;   Edit Serfozo1 Author Orcid Image ;   Megan M Kelly2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Erin D Reilly2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Daniella Kim4 Author Orcid Image ;   Kelsey Baker1 Author Orcid Image ;   N F N Scout5 Author Orcid Image ;   Maria Karekla6 Author Orcid Image
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