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eHealth Literacy / Digital Literacy (528) Cross-Sectional Studies in Public Health (431) Information Seeking, Information Needs (561) Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (914) Prevention and Health Promotion (1362) Internet Access and Digital Technology Use in an Elderly Population (329)

Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/40172, first published .
The Contribution of the Internet to Promoting Mental Health for Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey in China

The Contribution of the Internet to Promoting Mental Health for Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey in China

The Contribution of the Internet to Promoting Mental Health for Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey in China

Authors of this article:

Weichao Chen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mengjun Ding1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xiaoyan Wang2 Author Orcid Image
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