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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Annalise M. Rahman-Filipiak & Benjamin M. Hampstead

  2. Mental Health Service, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Systems, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Benjamin M. Hampstead

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  1. Population Division, UN Dept of Economic Social Affairs Population Division, New York, NY, USA

    Danan Gu

  2. Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA

    Matthew E. Dupre

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Adam J. Woods

  2. Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Adam J. Woods

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Rahman-Filipiak, A.M., Hampstead, B.M. (2019). Communication Technologies and Older Adults. In: Gu, D., Dupre, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_694-1

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