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Published on in Vol 22, No 4 (2020): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/13726, first published .
Age-Related Differences in the Evaluation of a Virtual Health Agent’s Appearance and Embodiment in a Health-Related Interaction: Experimental Lab Study

Age-Related Differences in the Evaluation of a Virtual Health Agent’s Appearance and Embodiment in a Health-Related Interaction: Experimental Lab Study

Age-Related Differences in the Evaluation of a Virtual Health Agent’s Appearance and Embodiment in a Health-Related Interaction: Experimental Lab Study

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Carolin Straßmann1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nicole C Krämer2 Author Orcid Image ;   Hendrik Buschmeier3 Author Orcid Image ;   Stefan Kopp3 Author Orcid Image
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