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Changes in Older People's Activities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Japan

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION (2020)

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

Volume 21, Issue 10, Pages 1387-+

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.07.039

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