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Perceived effectiveness and use of personal biomedical devices for noncommunicable disease self-management among adult university students in Costa Rica: a cross-sectional study

2026-01-22

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Personal biomedical devices have become increasingly accessible tools for supporting self-monitoring and self-care in the prevention and self-management of noncommunicable diseases. However, evidence suggests that ownership of these devices does not always translate into sustained use, particularly among young and generally healthy populations. This study aimed to examine th...

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Literature Corpus work: e87d98f6-9fc1-5910-9d36-f011a4e46faa
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8389948/v1

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