Published on in Vol 23, No 7 (2021): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/27982, first published .
Age and Social Disparities in the Use of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: Cross-sectional Study

Age and Social Disparities in the Use of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: Cross-sectional Study

Age and Social Disparities in the Use of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: Cross-sectional Study

Atsushi Miyawaki   1 , MD, PhD ;   Takahiro Tabuchi   2 , MD, PhD ;   Michael K Ong   3, 4, 5 , MD, PhD ;   Yusuke Tsugawa   3, 4 , MPH, MD, PhD

1 Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

2 Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan

3 Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States

4 Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, United States

5 VA Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Atsushi Miyawaki, MD, PhD
  • Department of Public Health
  • Graduate School of Medicine
  • The University of Tokyo
  • 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
  • Tokyo, 1130033
  • Japan
  • Phone: 81 3-5841-3494
  • Email: amiyawaki-tky@umin.ac.jp