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Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (914) Health Services Research and Health Care Utilization in Older Patients (138) Internet Access and Digital Technology Use in an Elderly Population (329) Mobile Devices and Apps for Seniors and Healthy Aging (265) Reviews on Aging (61) Equity and Digital Divide (370) Usability and Technology Use Studies with Elder Subjects (271) Digital Health Reviews (1724)

Published on in Vol 23, No 11 (2021): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25887, first published .
Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People’s Access to Health and Social Care: Umbrella Review

Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People’s Access to Health and Social Care: Umbrella Review

Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People’s Access to Health and Social Care: Umbrella Review

Authors of this article:

Tafadzwa Patience Kunonga1 Author Orcid Image ;   Gemma Frances Spiers1 Author Orcid Image ;   Fiona R Beyer1 Author Orcid Image ;   Barbara Hanratty1 Author Orcid Image ;   Elisabeth Boulton2 Author Orcid Image ;   Alex Hall2 Author Orcid Image ;   Peter Bower2 Author Orcid Image ;   Chris Todd2 Author Orcid Image ;   Dawn Craig1 Author Orcid Image
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