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Published on in Vol 24, No 8 (2022): August

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/37434, first published .
Methodologies Used to Study the Feasibility, Usability, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Social Robots For Elderly Adults: Scoping Review

Methodologies Used to Study the Feasibility, Usability, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Social Robots For Elderly Adults: Scoping Review

Methodologies Used to Study the Feasibility, Usability, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Social Robots For Elderly Adults: Scoping Review

Authors of this article:

Aysan Mahmoudi Asl1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mauricio Molinari Ulate1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Manuel Franco Martin2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Henriëtte van der Roest4 Author Orcid Image
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