Intergenerational Digital Engagement: A Way to Prevent Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Crisis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Community Medicine, Dr Chandramma Dayanand Sagar Institute of Medical Education and Research, Harohalli, India.

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Prasun Chatterjee et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;68(7):1394-1395.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.16563. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Community Medicine, Dr Chandramma Dayanand Sagar Institute of Medical Education and Research, Harohalli, India.

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COVID-19 and the consequences of isolating the elderly.
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