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Using a screening tool to evaluate potential use of e-health services for older people with and without cognitive impairment

Camilla MalinowskyDivision of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Louise NygårdDivision of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Anders KottorpDivision of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 340-345 | Received 02 Apr 2013, Accepted 20 Jul 2013, Published online: 09 Sep 2013

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