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Internet use, social engagement and health literacy decline during ageing in a longitudinal cohort of older English adults

BACKGROUND: Health literacy skills tend to decline during ageing, which is often attributed to age-related cognitive decline. Whether health literacy skills may be influenced by technological and social factors during ageing is unknown. METHODS: We investigated whether internet use and social engage...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Lindsay C, Wardle, Jane, von Wagner, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25428933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204733