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Information Quality in Digital Media (372) Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (830) Quality/Credibility of eHealth Information and Trust Issues (598) Use and User Demographics of mHealth (365)

Published on in Vol 6, No 1 (2017): Jan-Jun

Using eHealth Technologies: Interests, Preferences, and Concerns of Older Adults

Using eHealth Technologies: Interests, Preferences, and Concerns of Older Adults

Using eHealth Technologies: Interests, Preferences, and Concerns of Older Adults

Authors of this article:

Patrick Ware1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Susan J Bartlett3 Author Orcid Image ;   Guy Paré4 Author Orcid Image ;   Iphigenia Symeonidis1 Author Orcid Image ;   Cara Tannenbaum5 Author Orcid Image ;   Gillian Bartlett6 Author Orcid Image ;   Lise Poissant7, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Sara Ahmed1, 3, 9 Author Orcid Image
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