Digitally supported public health interventions through the lens of structural injustice: The case of mobile apps responding to violence against women and girls.
Mobile applications (apps) have gained significant popularity as a new intervention strategy responding to violence against women and girls. Despite their growing relevance, an assessment from the perspective of public health ethics is still lacking. Here, we base our discussion on the understanding...
| Published in: | Bioethics Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 71 - 77 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
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