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Potential mediators of the relationship between internet usage and cognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2019

Jerad H. Moxley  and
Sara J. Czaja
Jerad H. Moxley*
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Center on Aging and Behavioral Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA Email: jhm2006@med.cornell.edu
Sara J. Czaja
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Center on Aging and Behavioral Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA Email: jhm2006@med.cornell.edu
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Jerad H. Moxley, Center on Aging and Behavioral Research, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 420 E. 70th St., 3rd Floor, Suite B, New York, NY, USA. Phone 646-962-7148.
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 31 , Issue 7: Issue Theme: Diverse Approaches to Stemming Cognitive Decline , July 2019 , pp. 917 - 919
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