The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use

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The digital divide in rural and regional communities : a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use. / Jongebloed, Hannah; Anderson, Kate; Winter, Natalie; Nguyen, Lemai; Huggins, Catherine E; Savira, Feby; Cooper, Paul; Yuen, Eva; Peeters, Anna; Rasmussen, Bodil; Reddy, Sandeep; Crowe, Sarah; Bhoyroo, Rahul; Muhammad, Imran; Ugalde, Anna.

I: BMC Research Notes, Bind 17, Nr. 1, 90, 2024.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Jongebloed, H, Anderson, K, Winter, N, Nguyen, L, Huggins, CE, Savira, F, Cooper, P, Yuen, E, Peeters, A, Rasmussen, B, Reddy, S, Crowe, S, Bhoyroo, R, Muhammad, I & Ugalde, A 2024, 'The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use', BMC Research Notes, bind 17, nr. 1, 90. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06687-x

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Jongebloed, H., Anderson, K., Winter, N., Nguyen, L., Huggins, C. E., Savira, F., Cooper, P., Yuen, E., Peeters, A., Rasmussen, B., Reddy, S., Crowe, S., Bhoyroo, R., Muhammad, I., & Ugalde, A. (2024). The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use. BMC Research Notes, 17(1), [90]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06687-x

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Jongebloed H, Anderson K, Winter N, Nguyen L, Huggins CE, Savira F o.a. The digital divide in rural and regional communities: a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use. BMC Research Notes. 2024;17(1). 90. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-024-06687-x

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Jongebloed, Hannah ; Anderson, Kate ; Winter, Natalie ; Nguyen, Lemai ; Huggins, Catherine E ; Savira, Feby ; Cooper, Paul ; Yuen, Eva ; Peeters, Anna ; Rasmussen, Bodil ; Reddy, Sandeep ; Crowe, Sarah ; Bhoyroo, Rahul ; Muhammad, Imran ; Ugalde, Anna. / The digital divide in rural and regional communities : a survey on the use of digital health technology and implications for supporting technology use. I: BMC Research Notes. 2024 ; Bind 17, Nr. 1.

Bibtex

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