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Published on in Vol 6, No 5 (2022): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/28072, first published .
Effect of a Virtual Reality Contact-Based Educational Intervention on the Public Stigma of Depression: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Effect of a Virtual Reality Contact-Based Educational Intervention on the Public Stigma of Depression: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Effect of a Virtual Reality Contact-Based Educational Intervention on the Public Stigma of Depression: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

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Wey Guan Lem1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ayako Kohyama-Koganeya1 Author Orcid Image ;   Toki Saito1 Author Orcid Image ;   Hiroshi Oyama1 Author Orcid Image
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