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Published on in Vol 8, No 4 (2021): Oct-Dec

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/33364, first published .
Digitally Disconnected: Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives on the Digital Divide and Potential Solutions

Digitally Disconnected: Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives on the Digital Divide and Potential Solutions

Digitally Disconnected: Qualitative Study of Patient Perspectives on the Digital Divide and Potential Solutions

Authors of this article:

Maria Alcocer Alkureishi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Zi-Yi Choo2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ali Rahman3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kimberly Ho4 Author Orcid Image ;   Jonah Benning-Shorb3 Author Orcid Image ;   Gena Lenti5 Author Orcid Image ;   Itzel Velázquez Sánchez3 Author Orcid Image ;   Mengqi Zhu6 Author Orcid Image ;   Sachin D Shah1, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Wei Wei Lee6 Author Orcid Image
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