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Published on in Vol 24, No 12 (2022): December

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/40341, first published .
Building Digital Literacy in Older Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status in Singapore (Project Wire Up): Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Building Digital Literacy in Older Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status in Singapore (Project Wire Up): Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Building Digital Literacy in Older Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status in Singapore (Project Wire Up): Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Nerice Heng Wen Ngiam1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Wan Qi Yee2 Author Orcid Image ;   Nigel Teo2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ka Shing Yow1, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Amrish Soundararajan1, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Jie Xin Lim1, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Haikel A Lim1, 7, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   Angeline Tey1, 2, 9 Author Orcid Image ;   Kai Wen Aaron Tang1, 2, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Celine Yi Xin Tham1, 10 Author Orcid Image ;   Jamaica Pei Ying Tan2 Author Orcid Image ;   Si Yinn Lu11 Author Orcid Image ;   Sungwon Yoon12, 13 Author Orcid Image ;   Kennedy Yao Yi Ng1, 2, 14 Author Orcid Image ;   Lian Leng Low2, 13, 15, 16 Author Orcid Image
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