Predictors of telehealth use by older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study.

J Am Geriatr Soc

Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Published: August 2024

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