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Understanding the potential of PARO for healthy older adults
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- Authors
- McGlynn, S. A., Kemple, S., Mitzner, T. L., King, C.-H. A., & Rogers, W. A.
- Venue
- International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-04
- Volume
- 100
- Pages
- 33-47
- ISSN
- 1071-5819
- PMC
- PMC5604326
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 10
- Language
- en
- Funders
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant ([T32AG000175])
- Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (P01 AG17211)
- Fulton County Elder Health Scholarship
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