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Public (e)Health, Digital Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics (1008) Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (914) Internet Access and Digital Technology Use in an Elderly Population (329) Usability and Technology Use Studies with Elder Subjects (271) Health Services Research (557)

Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/40956, first published .
Association Between Internet Use and Physical Health, Mental Health, and Subjective Health in Middle-aged and Older Adults: Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Survey in China

Association Between Internet Use and Physical Health, Mental Health, and Subjective Health in Middle-aged and Older Adults: Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Survey in China

Association Between Internet Use and Physical Health, Mental Health, and Subjective Health in Middle-aged and Older Adults: Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Survey in China

Authors of this article:

Wen Wen1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yaru Zhang1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Wenjie Shi1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jiajia Li1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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