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. 2026 Feb 11;15:e78593. doi: 10.2196/78593

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©Tor A Strand, Maria Averina, Kjersti Sletten Bakken, Sudha Basnet, Yvonne Böttcher, Sandra Huber, Mari Hysing, Ingrid Kvestad, Torben Lüders, Adrian McCann, Dhiraj Pokhrel, Suman Ranjitkar, Arun K Sharma, Merina Shrestha, Manjeswori Ulak, Ram K Chandyo. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (https://www.researchprotocols.org), 11.02.2026.

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