Medication Management Apps: Usable by Older Adults?
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Medication management assessment for older adults in the community.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2169-5067,1071-1813
DOI: 10.1177/1541931213601769